Major Cosmetic Regulation Update March 27, 2023 - FDA Has Stopped Accepting Submissions to the Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program FDA issued an update today stating that they are no longer accepting voluntary cosmetic establishment registration and that information in the VCRP will not be transferred [...]
FDA issues a guidance on lead levels in lip and other cosmetic products. Coming up this year the Microbead-Free Waters Act comes into effect.
In 2012 FDA issued warning letters to Avon and Lancôme citing wrinkle reduction, regeneration and anti-aging claims. Over the past twelve months FDA has issued many warning letters to smaller cosmetic companies for making similar drug effect claims. The letters issued between August 2015 and [...]
Sometimes FDA and other government agencies seem to be a bit behind the times but just last week FDA published the 19th warning letter to mention Facebook. Some of these letters from the past three years have also cited Twitter and Tumblr as sources of [...]
Recently the trade publication, Cosmetics Design, published two articles that caught my eye. One discussed FDA’s Import Alert on cosmetics labeled as anti-aging creams (http://tinyurl.com/n5xq2e6). The import alert is FDA’s guidance to their staff that inspect imported products. FDA lists the reason for the alert [...]
The weather is changing as a new season begins and it’s time to review recent FDA activity in the cosmetic sector. In June 2013 FDA published a draft guidance revising the Good Manufacturing Practices for cosmetics. While these GMPs remain voluntary, FDA Agents will use [...]
FDA recently updated the web page, “Information for Cosmetic Importers.” This document uses a question and answer format and the update offers some clarification on the use of INCI (International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient) names for cosmetic ingredients: Is INCI nomenclature acceptable for identifying botanical ingredients? [...]
It has been many months since we’ve posted anything on cosmetic regulations. This edition is to make you aware of recent FDA enforcement actions and some proposed legislation that you should be aware of. We have had discussions with many of our clients about ‘wrinkle [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration has responsibility to ensure the safety of consumer products through enforcement of regulations on many consumer products, including cosmetics. Cosmetics are subject to fewer regulations than are foods and drugs and it is not common to see FDA issue warning [...]