From the FDA’s new mandatory recall authority to reporting and record-keeping requirements for serious adverse events, we caught up with attorneys from Perkins Coie on the key aspects of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act.
The Long Read: What Industry Needs to Know about MoCRA
By the end of this year, US manufacturers, packers and distributors of cosmetics will be required to comply with new legal requirements under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) and they need to be looking carefully at it now, says a...
A ruling this week from US District Judge Freda Wolfson in New Jersey allows testimony from plaintiffs’ medical and scientific experts, including specialists in gynecologic oncology, cancer prevention research, and occupational and environmental health....
Late last week the mass-market brand, announced its recall of a cuticle treatment product. The move is preemptive; Bari hopes to sidestep any legal issues before they arise.
Residents of Toronto, Ontario, have been complaining about the strong scent of a nearby Lush Cosmetics factory for years, and some believe the facility is to blame for headaches, migraines, and skin irritation.
With a new Brazilian regulation aiming to generate more research and cultivation of indigenous plant species, cosmetics companies look set to benefit but will also be expected to foot the bill.
Avon Products is to be investigated over alleged violations for its employee retirement benefits, law practice Stull, Stull & Brody announced yesterday.
The 2015 Cosmetics Compliance Seminar will be held in San Francisco, California this Spring and will focus on bringing the industry up to speed on the latest in regulation and consumer litigation.
The Personal Care Products Council announces that its general counsel, Elizabeth Anderson, has received the 2014 Distinguished Service & Leadership Award from the Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI) for her contributions to the community.
Tristate area law firm Whitfield Bryson & Mason is set to take legal action over Mario Badescu’s Control Cream and Healing Cream, alleging that is has been found to contain unlabeled steroids.
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and its students are said to have ten cases pending throughout Bangalore against big multinational corporations for not delivering on their advertisement promises.
Two more cosmetic brands have been rapped by the FDA for violating its regulation laws, bringing the number of companies to be pulled up on the matter in recent weeks to four.
As the formaldehyde furor rolls on, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has announced a settlement with the manufacturer of Brazilian Blowout products that will require the company to warn consumers and hair stylists that two of its most popular hair smoothing...
Mapping out a clear vision, doing due diligence and ensuring legal compliance with each country’s laws and regulations are the key factors to expanding in the global market according to Virginia Lee, senior research analyst at Euromonitor.
L’Oreal has suffered another setback in its long-running legal battle against Bellure, the Belgium perfume makers which sold discount scents on their similarity to big brands.
Following a federal court ruling that Procter & Gamble suffered
no damages over rumors surrounding Satanic worship, defendants
Amway are now challenging the decision that that they pay nearly
$20m in legal costs.
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