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[video] How Well Do We Know Our Beauty Ingredients? ChemForward, Sephora, Ulta, The Honest Company, Credo Beauty and More Have Some Answers.
Through its Know Better, Do Better (KBDB) Collaborative, in partnership with retailers and ingredient suppliers, Chemforward has released findings aggregating individual reports with the aim to set clear standards for cosmetic ingredient safety.
Safety/Stability
[updated] Could UV Affect Benzene Formation? New Findings in BPO Acne, Rosacea Products
Regional
Has DSM-Firmenich Put Us on a Path to a New U.S. Sunscreen Approval?
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Regional
Asia-Pacific Regulatory Update: Adverse Reactions to Cosmetics, Reclassifications, TiO2, Intimate Care and More
Regulatory updates across Asia-Pacific demonstrate a trend toward stricter, more comprehensive cosmetic safety and quality standards. The focus on safety assessment, ingredient use, adverse reactions and harmonization is evident. Following is an overview.
Safety
Safety Alerts: Dynarex Baby Powder, Phthalates in Children, Proposed CBD Ban, 1,4-Dioxane Restriction in NY
Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity related to cosmetic ingredient safety, including concerns for: asbestos in talc, phthalates in children, CBD's potential reproductive toxicity and the persistence of 1,4-dioxane in the environment.
Safety
Could the FDA's Delay to Rule on 3 Hand Soap Ingredients Spell Trouble for the Industry?
In a letter to the FDA, GSPI urged the agency to ban 3 antibacterial ingredients that have been in limbo for years. The NGO fears this delay could harm consumers as they keep using the ingredients. C&T fears it opens the industry to new scrutiny.
Sponsored
Rebalancing skin microbiome from intimacy to odor modulation: Calybiota® Bio
New clinical tests show that Calybiota® Bio from Expanscience reduces body odor by rebalancing the skin microbiome. Sustainably sourced from red kapok tree calyxes, this hydrosoluble ingredient supports overall microbiome balance.
Safety
Legal Briefs: 18 Product Alerts in Europe, J&J Ups Talc Offer $1.1 B, Tattoo Pigment Recall, Coppertone Class Action Dropped
This legal briefing includes 18 product citations in Europe for fragrance allergens/prohibited substances; J&J's raised talc settlement offer; a tattoo pigment recalled for microbe contamination; and a dropped class action against Coppertone.
Safety
Talc Suit Updates: J&J Secures Votes for $6.5 B Deal, Loses Bankruptcy Attempt #3; Avon Files for Bankruptcy
This roundup of the latest talc/cancer-related lawsuit news includes: J&J secures 75% of votes to back $6.5 billion settlement; J&J's third bankruptcy attempt rejected; and Avon files for bankruptcy over similar talc-cancer suits. Read on for more.
Safety
4 Talc Updates — Avon's $24 M Payout; J&J's South Carolina Trial, Bankruptcy Affirmed; 2 Others in the Hotseat
Recently, Avon payed out $24 million and J&J took the stand (again) in South Carolina, both in cases alleging talc-based powders caused mesothelioma. An appeals court affirmed J&J's second bankruptcy rejection and two other companies are in the hotseat.
Safety
[interview] U.S. FDA on MoCRA: New Authority, Fragrance Allergens, Animal Testing and More
In this interview, the FDA describes its new MoCRA-mandated authorities, 5 requirements for industry (and how it will enforce them), the mandate for listing fragrance allergens, why animal testing was omitted from MoCRA and more.
Safety
J&J Talc/Cancer Update: Looming $8 B Deadline, Opposing Bankruptcy Counsel and Talc Supplier Deal
Many women in the J&J talc/ovarian cancer suit are being urged to vote for the $8 billion deal; opponents are pushing for more. J&J also sought to disqualify opposing counsel Beasley Allen, and made a deal with bankrupt talc suppliers. Here's an update.
Companies
Meeting 5 MoCRA Mandates for Adverse Event Reporting: Registrar Corp. Launches New Tool
Registrar Corp. has developed software to meet the FDA's/MoCRA's 5 stringent requirements for adverse event reporting.
Safety
MoCRA Cosmetics Act: Why Now? 8 PCPC Insights on the Legislation's Inner Workings
The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) is now in motion and is the first major legislation for cosmetics in the U.S. since 1938. After 85+ years, why implement it now? What concerns is it built to address and how? Here, the PCPC responds.
