New Jersey-based Checkpoint Systems has expanded its Enhanced Performance label range with the launch of a new Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) antenna that is incorporated into the packaging.
In a bid to clarify and understand the impact of chemicals used in cosmetics, a group of scientists have devised a list of the ‘Top 20’ questions in order to better manage the risks of these chemicals on the environment.
The personal care industry in China makes important contributions to research and development, employment of women, environmental sustainability, charitable contributions, and international trade, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Canada-based biotechnology company Ceapro has signed a licensing agreement with the Canadian government for a process technology that will be used to produce large quantities of avenanthramides, which are used in cosmetics and personal care products and...
Congressman Leonard Lance has announced he has authored H.R. 4395, the “Cosmetic Safety Amendments Act of 2012” in a bid to improve innovation and industry growth in US cosmetics; and he has received backing from some industry top bods.
The Personal Care Products Council has called for support for ground-breaking legislation to be put in place that will modernizer the safety rules for cosmetics products.
Last month, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee convened the first Congressional hearing in 30 years on the safety of cosmetics and personal care products. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says that meeting was not equally represented by...
The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has questioned a study by the Silent Spring Institute (SSI) that claims to have found ‘harmful chemicals’ in a wide range of consumer products including cosmetics, stating that it ‘needlessly scares’ consumers.
Market research firm Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has predicted the global personal care products market to reach $333bn by 2015, driven by increasing product innovations, growing disposable incomes and better market penetration.
On the back of a recent report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC), spokeswoman for the Personal Care Products Council, Kathleen Dezio told CosmeticDesign.com USA that “the report is based on numerous false assumptions.”
In February 2011, Lisa Archer, one of the founding members of the ‘Compact for Safe Cosmetics’ campaign told CosmeticDesign.com USA that 250 fully committed companies had pledged to take steps towards safer cosmetics.
New research from Organic Monitor has found that the growth rate of global sales of natural and organic beauty products is slowing because of the weak economic climate, although figures are expected to climb by $5bn (€3.7bn) in the next four years.
US-based Solazyme and Unilever have entered into a development agreement for renewable algal oil as part of the UK-based personal care giant’s sustainable living plan.
The NSF International’s American National Standard for personal care products containing organic ingredients has been extended to allow organic ingredients regulated to European standards.
US-based non-profit organization the Natural Products Association has issued its 700th certification of products and ingredients as part of the Natural Seal program.
The market for natural and organic personal care products in North America has recovered in 2010 after a stagnant 2009, according to market research company Organic Monitor.
Loopholes within the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act have resulted in a largely unregulated cosmetics industry; the vast majority of approximately 12,500 chemicals in use by the $50 billion cosmetics industry have never been assessed for safety.
Cosmetic companies are violating organic labeling law by mislabeling products, according to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Environmental Health (CEH).
Following on from the relatively robust performance of the beauty and personal care market as a whole in 2009, which grew 5.1 per cent to reach a value of $4.05bn, skincare, bath and shower and men’s grooming products are expected to witness the most...
NSF International has voiced its views on its partnership with Natrue and responded to the Natural Products Association’s (NPA) claims that the collaboration is confusing.
Canada-headquartered Botaneco has launched an organic emulsifier based on its oleosome technology, in partnership with contract manufacturer Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC).
Portola Packaging has announced its environmental improvements in energy and packaging source reduction and recycling, as it seeks to minimize its environmental impact in a sustainable way.
In what appears to be an ongoing industry debate, The David Suzuki Foundation and Réseau des femmes en environement have launched a petition asking Health Canada to start enforcing regulatory prohibition on endocrine disrupting substances in cosmetics.
US regulation of cosmetics products has come under scrutiny this year as both consumer groups and the industry have made calls to improve the current system.
The Consumers Foundation (CF) in Taiwan has said it wants to see a tightening of regulations governing organic cosmetics following a series of random product tests.
The report, from The David Suzuki Foundation, calls for a regulation makeover in Canadian cosmetics, having released information on thousands of personal care products containing potentially dangerous chemicals.
Latin American countries, particularly Brazil and Mexico, are predicted to show stellar growth in the beauty and personal care market over the next five years, according to a conference at the HBA Global Expo in New York.
Although the growth of silicones for cosmetics and toiletries in the US is set to slow in the next few years, further gains will be seen as formulators search for ways to increase functionality.
Parlux says cost control helped to stem previous losses for its 1Q that helped to edge net earnings back into the black, thanks also to a modest gain in sales.
Cosmetics trade association the Personal Care Products Council has criticized a short video launched by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, saying it generates unwarranted public fear.
Cosmetics trade association the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to play a larger role in the regulation of cosmetics products in the country.
A team of students from Kenya has bagged the Global Enterprise Experience award for a project that proposes to develop cosmetics from the Amaranth plant.
By next June, Whole Foods Market is to make certification compulsory for all cosmetics and personal care products making an ‘organic’ claim sold through its US stores.
Lack of regulations and labeling requirements for natural personal care products in Asia means the market is dominated by synthetic ingredients positioned as natural, according to market research company, Kline.
Although natural and organic alternatives to synthetic ingredients have proliferated in recent years, problems with supply and formulation remain a challenge.
The new sulfation facility at Cognis’ Mexico plant will allow the specialty chemicals supplier to produce high quality surfactant ingredients for shampoos and shower gels.
The US FDA has launched a campaign that targets a number of unapproved personal care products marketed via the internet and claiming to protect against the H1N1 flu virus.
Logona Natural Cosmetics, a manufacturer of personal care products and color cosmetics, has developed a gluten-free line comprising 155 products in response to increased awareness of gluten-intolerance.
The cosmetics industry has a ‘reckless disregard for safety’ and should be providing safety warnings on a number of its products, according to a cancer charity.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has outlined a new research strategy aimed at understanding the impact of nanomaterials on human health and the environment.
The Indian division of global certification body Ecocert says that an increasing number of Indian companies are looking to get involved in the organic cosmetic market.
Tests are being carried out on new scanning equipment in airports across the European Union that could see current restrictions on traveling with cosmetics lifted.
New research says that British women are holding on to cosmetic products even if they have deteriorated with age, pointing to opportunities for the industry.
A recent spate of disputed consumer watchdog studies on personal care products has raised the question of whether such testing is always thorough enough.
Maintaining investment in the research and development of innovative ingredients that tap into key cosmetics trends can help chemical companies survive the downturn.
