by Sagarika Sharma | Dec 8, 2025 | Cosmetics, FDA, Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, U.S. State Updates
Signed into law in 2023 as House Bill 1047, the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (TFCA) is one of the most stringent cosmetic safety laws in the United States. This law restricts nine chemicals and chemical classes. While the manufacturing ban officially began...
by Sagarika Sharma | Oct 28, 2025 | Cosmetics, FDA, MoCRA, Our View, U.S. Regulatory
In a significant move towards increased transparency under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard for Cosmetic Products. This new,...
by Sagarika Sharma | Oct 28, 2025 | California Cosmetic Regulations, Cosmetics, FDA, Our View, U.S. Regulatory, U.S. State Updates
In another significant move to regulate cosmetic ingredients, the California Legislature had passed Assembly Bill (AB) 823. The bill was ready for Governor’s signature, but there has been a major reversal in the status of California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 823....
by Sagarika Sharma | Oct 28, 2025 | California Cosmetic Regulations, Cosmetics, FDA, Innovation, Prop 65, U.S. Regulatory, U.S. State Updates
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has adopted a new regulation establishing No Significant Risk Levels (NSRLs) for titanium dioxide under Proposition 65. This action specifically targets airborne, unbound particles of respirable...
by Sagarika Sharma | Oct 28, 2025 | Cosmetics, FDA, OTC Drugs, Our View, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
A new sunscreen ingredient, bemotrizinol, is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and could be the first new UV filter to be approved in the United States in decades. The European skincare company DSM-Firmenich has submitted a Time and...
by Sagarika Sharma | Oct 28, 2025 | FDA, OTC Drugs, Our View, U.S. Regulatory
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is encouraging the development of new, reliable alternatives to animal testing for sunscreen products. This comes as the agency continues its work on a proposed order, first issued in September 2021, to update the monograph...
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