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Senate Committee Passes the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act

Posted on June 28, 2022
  • On June 14, 2022, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act (S. 4348) which proposes various changes

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FDA Publishes Paper on Asbestos Testing in Cosmetics

Posted on January 19, 2022
  • On January 13, the FDA published the Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products (IWGACP) white paper, “IWGACP Scientific Opinions on Testing Methods for Asbestos in Cosmetic Products Containing

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FDA Evaluates Asbestos in Cosmetics

Posted on October 28, 2021
  • On October 25, 2021, FDA issued its final results from a year-long sampling assignment to test talc-containing cosmetic products for the presence of asbestos. All 50 samples tested negative for

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FDA Highlights Best Practices to Prevent Tampering and Intentional Adulteration of Food and Cosmetics

Posted on September 6, 2019
  • FDA issued a Constituent Update, entitled “FDA Reminds Industry of Best Practices to Prevent Tampering and Intentional Adulteration of Food and Cosmetic Products” on August 28 in response

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FDA to hold public Meeting Regarding Cosmetics Regulation

Posted on May 3, 2019
  • The International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR) is an international group of cosmetics regulatory authorities including members from Brazil, Canada, the European Union, and the United States.  These

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FDA Warns of Asbestos Contamination in Certain Cosmetics

Posted on March 7, 2019
  • Unlike other product categories regulated by FDA, FDA’s authority over cosmetic products marked in the United States is limited. FDA lacks mandatory recall authority for cosmetics, and manufacturers are not

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FDA Survey of the Cosmetics Industry on Current Manufacturing Practices

Posted on July 3, 2018
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday, July 2, 2018, an opportunity for public comment on a proposed survey of the manufacturing practices and standards employed across the

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Microbead Mortality

Posted on January 6, 2016

Federal government bans microbeads.

  • Microbeads are tiny beads of plastic added to cosmetics and personal care products to serve an abrasive or exfoliating function.  For years, environmental groups have expressed

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Tattoo Troubles

Posted on August 13, 2015

FDA issues warning about bacterial contamination in tattoo inks.

  • FDA has the authority to regulate the safety of cosmetics in the United States.  Tattoo inks meet the statutory definition of

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Beauty and the Bill

Posted on April 30, 2015

Bipartisan bill introduced to expand FDA’s authority over cosmetic products.

  • Although FDA currently has authority to regulate cosmetic products marketed in the United States, regulatory action in this space has

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