by Jennifer P | Sep 26, 2018 | Cosmetics, Research/Science/Technology
A major trend in the cosmetic industry is targeting the human skin microbiome when formulating cosmetic and personal care products. The microbiome refers to the collection of microbes such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc. that live on or in human cells. There are...
by Jennifer P | Sep 26, 2018 | U.S. Regulatory
Authorities and researchers in the United States have found an alarming increase in the use of the banned pesticide carbofuran in illegal cannabis farms in California. This discovery has led to a variety of concerns regarding the impact of the pesticide in the...
by Jennifer P | Sep 19, 2018 | Cosmetics, U.S. Regulatory
Recently, the California Democratic Party has voted to support California’s Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act (SB 1249). This Act intends to ban the sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals. Existing law in California prohibits manufacturers and contract...
by Jennifer P | Sep 12, 2018 | Cosmetics, U.S. Regulatory
In 2016, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published their notice of intent to list perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) to the state’s Proposition 65. While the two chemicals had been listed on...
by Jennifer P | Sep 7, 2018 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics
Cosmetics Alliance has recently reported that there have been recent incidences of imported cosmetic products being held at the Canadian border, ultimately being turned back or destroyed at the border. This is due to the cosmetic product label referencing an...
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