by Jennifer P | Jul 27, 2018 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics
Health Canada has recently updated their Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist as of June 2018. This updated Hotlist has added pigment red 4, also known as Red 36 or CI 12085, to its list of restricted substances with a maximum concentration of 3% permitted in cosmetic...
by Jennifer P | Jul 20, 2018 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
Plastic microbeads are either banned or becoming banned in over 10 jurisdictions worldwide. However, this doesn’t mean that our cosmetics and personal care products are entirely plastic-free. There are many more plastic particles present that are in your everyday...
by Jennifer P | Jul 18, 2018 | Canadian Regulatory, Medical Devices
Health Canada announced their plans to propose changes to strengthen the post-market surveillance and risk management of medical devices in Canada. This is part of the 5-year initiative on Health Canada’s regulatory review of drugs and devices as well as keeping in...
by Jennifer P | Jul 13, 2018 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
There were a lot of topics discussed in the G7 summit in Ottawa last month. One major topic of conversation was related to ocean pollution and this has resulted in the newly formed Ocean Plastics Charter. This charter has been signed by leaders of Canada, France,...
by Jennifer P | Jul 11, 2018 | European Regulatory
Just last month, the European Commission adopted amendments to the Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 – also known as the Cosmetics Regulation regarding permissible sunscreens. The amendment is the addition of a UV filter that is now approved for use in cosmetic products...
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