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Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Amendment to Section 25705(b) on Safe Exposure Levels for Titanium Dioxide Under Proposition 65
In 2011, titanium dioxide (TiO2) was added to California’s Proposition 65 list after the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified it as a group 2B agent, indicating it is possibly carcinogenic when present as “airborne, unbound particles of...
Update: Final Amendments to the Charter of the French Language regulations published today
Final amendments to the Charter of the French Language regulations were published today. With the final regulations, companies will no longer be required to translate non-French product packaging inscriptions and websites into French. The final regulations do still...
Proposition 65 – Notice of Modification: Amendments to Clear and Reasonable Warnings Safe Harbor Methods and Content
Earlier this month, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced several key modifications to the proposed amendment, which include: Extended Implementation Period: The timeframe for implementing revised short-form warning content...
NEW Updates to Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
On Friday, May 17, 2024, Health Canada updated the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. The following updates have been made: The following ingredients have been added: Basic Green 4: added to the list of prohibited substances due to potential developmental effects....
NEW YORK Proposed Bill S.4265 – Ingredient Restrictions and Prohibitions Proposed
The state of New York has proposed a bill S.4265 to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics. This act shall be known by “Safe Personal Care and Cosmetic Act”. A large number of...
MAINE Enacts Major Amendments to PFAS Product Restrictions
On April 16, 2024, Maine introduced significant amendments to its state law regulating the sale of products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Previously, manufacturers were mandated to report the PFAS content of...
Assembly Bill 2491 – Banning the sale of anti-aging products to children
On April 23, 2024, Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee passed AB 2491 to the Appropriations Committee for further review. Assembly Bill 2491 is a proposal highlighting the need to ban the sale of anti aging products to children under 13 in the state of...
PFAs in cosmetics
The industry has been working its way on drifting away from the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic product formulations. Cosmetics and personal care products companies are driving innovation to produce formulations aimed towards delivering...
Federal Plastics Registry – New update!
Government of Canada is seeking information about their plastic management strategies from companies for the purpose of conducting research, creating an inventory of data, formulating objectives and codes of practice, issuing guidelines or assessing or reporting on...
Canadian Cosmetic Regulations Updated!
As a part of updates made to Cosmetic Regulations in Canada published in the Canada Gazette Part II, Health Canada amended regulations to align with EU's 81 fragrance allergen labeling requirements setting the implementation dates as: July 31, 2026 for new products...
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