Archives for September 13, 2005

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Lonza launches non-GM emulsifier

Answering consumer suspicions of genetic modification Lonza extends its portfolio with a non-GM version of emulsifiers.

Cattle-derived materials cleared for use in cosmetics

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes host of amendments to the July 2004 interim final rule on the use of materials derived from cattle that clears the way for the use of certain cattle-derived material in cosmetics.

Claim: executed Chinese prisoners used for collagen

Claims that collagen extracted from the bodies of executed Chineseprisoners could find its way into European beauty products have sparkedcalls for immediate controls on substances used ascosmetic 'fillers'.