Laws & regulations
Morocco requires registration of cosmetic products
A circular from the Moroccan Ministry of Health now requires for cosmetic manufacturers and importers to register their products before...
EU expert panel paves the way to a longer list of allergens requiring label disclosure
In an opinion published on July 31, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety’s (SCCS) recommends to add more than fifty fragrance...
New ISO standard to evaluate protection against UVA
ISO has issued a new standard for measuring the UVA performance of sunscreen products. The standard ISO 24443:2012, Determination of...
EU Scientific Committee warns on the impossibility to assess the risk of nanomaterials in...
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), an advisory panel of the European Commission, said that the complete ban on animal...
“Our goal is the safe enjoyment of fragrances for all,” Stephen Weller, IFRA
While some perfumers are sometimes concerned about the impact of regulation on creativity, Premium Beauty News asked Stephen Weller,...
REACH: costs are soaring, but not the advantages
It’s a mixed picture of REACH that was undertaken by the French Union of Chemical Industries (UIC) on the occasion of the fifth...
Premium Beauty News inaugurates its e-shop with a handbook on cosmetics regulations in the...
There is something new again at PremiumBeautyNews.com! After the launch of a new layout earlier this year, we now propose to discover...
China to approve non-animal cosmetics test
Following an initiative from PETA’s US branch, Chinese officials would be in the final stages of approving the use of the country’s very...
Tax on cosmetics: French trade association claims a first victory
In its fight against the taxation of cosmetic companies’ turnover, passed by the French parliament last year, the French trade...
Three proposals compete to amend U.S. cosmetics legislation
There is apparently a consensus between US lawmakers, the industry and the consumers on the need to modernize rules governing cosmetic...
