The Federal Trade Commission has barred the marketers of 'MelApp' and 'Mole Detective' from claiming they could detect symptoms of melanoma, even in its early stages.
L’Oréal has received its third warning letter in as many years, this time getting cautioned over product claims for skin pigmentation that should put them in the new drug category.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced an extension to its pending deadline demanding all data for consumers products sold in the state to be registered.
The Personal Care Products Council announced today the election of its new board officers, including its new Chair, Thia Breen, Group President of North America for Estée Lauder who takes over from the outgoing E. Scott Beattie.
Companies, states, countries and consumers are increasingly conscientious about the ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products. Now Maine has proposed further regulations for products sold in that state.
“Traceable tamper-proof technologies are badly in need today and have the potential to become universal if affordable and proven to be reliable,” says Kantha Shelke, Ph.D., scientist and principal at Corvus Blue LLC.
Insights from board certified oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Mirwat Sami suggest that consumers and brands alike can take meaningful steps to safeguard against eye injury.
Luxury cosmetics maker, Christian Dior found itself under the media's spotlight this week due to a preservative newly added to its Addict Lip Gloss formulations...
The Environmental Working Group non-profit hopes the beauty maker’s recent move to exclude particular ingredients from its product formulations will see other industry leaders following suit.
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 California Air Resource Board (CARB), the clean air agency for the state government of California, has requested that all personal care companies complete a survey detailing products sold in the state during 2013.
In recent years the FDA has become increasingly interested in cosmetic marketers. It now has California-based company Cell Vitals under its microscope.
Members of the European Parliament and the EU Commission are today joining members of the fragrance industry in addressing the challenges facing European industry to increase competitiveness and consumer confidence through better legislation.
President Obama has signed the Sunscreen Innovation Act into law, which modifies the FDA review and approval process of over-the-counter sunscreen ingredients.
While the majority of Americans know the benefits of using sunscreen, just over one in ten are wearing it all year round suggesting that more still needs to be done.
The clinical study found that people exposed to higher levels of air pollution had distinctly compromised skin compared to people in areas with better air quality.
The Democratic Congressman for Virginia, Don Beyer, says he intends to take the lead in bringing the United States in line with Europe, India and Israel by banning the testing of animals on all cosmetics.
Children with existing lung-related conditions could be put at additional risk due to indoor pollution created by a list of everyday consumer products, including a number of personal care items.
Germany-based Evonik has launched an environmentally-friendly alternative to microbeads, as the race hots up to find viable alternatives in the face of growing legislation against it.
The latest joint report from the Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety and the Partnership for Safe Medicines tallies up instances of counterfeit product sales and unlicensed practitioners in the segment.
The international non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project, following an assessment of companies’ disclosure and reduction of environmental risks, has scored Symrise 96 out of 100 points, making it the top company on the index.
New research from the University of Missouri-Columbia points to the fact that a range of personal care products may increase the absorption of Bisphenol A (BPA) into the blood stream.
The National Advertising Division recommends that Procter & Gamble discontinue certain claims for its Secret Clinical Strength deodorant products, particularly claims of “100% odor protection,” after Unilever made a complaint.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins an ever strengthening lobby that is favoring a complete nationwide ban on plastic microbeads from personal care products.
Household products company SC Johnson announced that its voluntarily ingredient disclosure program—launched in 2009—will expand to include product-specific fragrance ingredients.
French lavender farmers have complained loudly about warning labels for cosmetic and fragrance products containing lavender oil, but it seems like regulators are going through with the move regardless.
Consumers concerned that Bisphenol A used in cosmetics packaging could be absorbed through the skin and disrupt the body’s endocrine system, have taken to social media and are effectively overwhelming the messaging from brands and government agencies.
A recent lawsuit in California brought against a cosmetics brand for slack-fill highlights the pitfall this area presents. Lawyer to the cosmetics industry, Angela Diesch, points out how to avoid this potentially expensive mistake.
By Naomi Igra, Amy Lally and Robin Wechkin of Sidley Austin LLP
Companies across the country have been defending themselves against consumer class actions challenging advertising for cosmetics, report three leading law experts from the practice Sidley Austin LLP.
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 Chinese government has been called on to “adopt international best practices” with its' cosmetics regulation by the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
Unilever holds its head high after winning an ad battle over its Dove soap after it had dryness claims questioned, and the Advertising Standards authority ruled in its favour.
Unilever has had its Belgian subsidiary recall 50ml bottles of its Neutral Roll-on deodorant after it discovered bacteria in samples of the deodorant it tested, which could affect vulnerable people both young and old.
The 5th Annual Safer Consumer Products Summit is to be held in California at the end of October, with discussions likely to put the safety of cosmetic and personal care products to the top of the list.
Procter & Gamble’s Olay Sensitive Body Wash has been recommended to drop print and online ad claims that Dove Sensitive Skin Body Wash is ‘harsh’ after brand owner Unilever complained to the National Advertising Division.
Following on from senate approval for the Sunscreen Innovation act earlier this month, regulation law expert Angela Deisch believes the bill looks set to be made law.
Researchers say that high levels of microplastic pollution have been detected in stretches of the St Lawrence River running through a number of regions in Canada.
After a US study claimed that if children are exposed to certain phthalates while still in the womb, it could increase their risk of developing asthma; experts in Europe have moved to reiterate the safety of cosmetics products in Europe.
At the request of U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and the FDA, various ‘unapproved and improperly’ labeled products marketed, sold or distributed online by cosmetic brand, Flawless Beauty have been seized.
L’Oréal USA has the claim to being the first company in the U.S. to secure Economic Dividends for Gender Equality global standard certification for workforce gender equality.
The US Senate is asking for the opinions of industry professionals on a draft bill that aims to streamline and shorten the FDA regulation process for sunscreen ingredients.
A California state bill to ban microbeads that are used in a range of personal care products has failed to go through the state senate with a clear majority, creating a potential stumbling block for environmental campaigners.
Another study in the US has linked the phthalate family of chemicals to endocrine disruption, tying it in with reduced testosterone in a cross-section of people.
Scientists say they can now identify mercury-containing skin creams and intervene much faster than before, speeding up the process and making a safer environment for consumers.
As evidence and awareness of the potential hazards associated with Triclosan grows, the fact that Colgate’s Total toothpaste contains the chemical is causing a stir.
The U.S. House of Representatives has finally passed a bill that will streamline the process for reviewing and approving ingredients in sunscreen products.
Scientists in the US have been conducting research that suggests some individuals with allergic reactions to smell may be caused by what they think they smell, rather than the actual scent.