Archives for June 11, 2006

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Cosmetics industries harmonise global sunscreen testing

By  Simon Pitman

Cosmetics industry bodies in Europe, the USA, Japan and South Africa have signed an agreement to unify sunscreen product testing - a move that takes the industry one step closer to having internationally recognized sunscreen labelling codes.

New technology developed to fight counterfeiting

By  Simon Pitman

As all the big cosmetic and toiletry brands continue their battle to stamp out the damaging effects of counterfeit products, a Swiss company bas developed a new camera phone technology that can help distinguish fakes from the real thing.