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01-Dec-2011 - The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in New Zealand has called for submissions on a suite of proposed amendments to the Cosmetic Products Group Standard, following changes made to European Union legislation.
30-Nov-2011 - Ubertan, a tanning nasal spray that has failed to undergo any clinical tests is potentially dangerous, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
24-Nov-2011 - L’Oréal were embroiled in another advertising investigation in the UK, this time over its Lancôme mascara, but this time the cosmetics giant were the victors as no breach was found.
23-Nov-2011 - Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever has been hauled in front of advertising watchdogs in the UK after complaints that separate outdoor and internet campaigns for its Lynx brand objectified women.
22-Nov-2011 - The French Health Products Safety Agency (Afssaps) has suggested that the maximum concentration of aluminium in cosmetic products should be lowered and that consumers should be made more aware of the potential dangers, following its recent risk assessment.
21-Nov-2011 - California-based hair care company Brazilian Blowout has defended its hair smoothing treatment, following a study by a university professor which appeared to show the product fell below Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) exposure limits for formaldehyde.
17-Nov-2011 - Johnson and Johnson has announced that it is continuing its efforts to remove two potentially harmful ingredients from its baby shampoo, following pressure from consumer and environmental groups.
15-Nov-2011 - Italy-based active cosmetic ingredients provider Indena says it has secured Ecocert validation for its plant derived Centella asiatica line.
14-Nov-2011 - The first independent study of four hair straightening products conducted by scientific consulting firm ChemRisk has found that three of the treatments in the sample contained more formaldehyde than was claimed on the label.
10-Nov-2011 - A webinar is being held by Intertek summarising and reviewing the new EU cosmetics regulation coming into force in 2013 to update cosmetics companies on how to go about complying with it by the end of 2012.
07-Nov-2011 - NSF International and the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) have developed an American National Standard in a bid to provide a standardized way to define and report the environmental and human health hazards associated with a chemical product and its manufacturing process impacts.
02-Nov-2011 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) will give stakeholders an opportunity to present information regarding a variety of cosmetic microbiological safety issues at a public meeting at the end of the month.
02-Nov-2011 - Baby care product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has come under pressure from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics over the use of harmful ingredients in its baby shampoo in the US, Canada and China.
28-Oct-2011 - L’Oreal and Nestlé joint venture Innéov told a beauty foods and supplements congress in Paris yesterday that the European Union health claims laws that have stung its marketing need to be completely overhauled.
25-Oct-2011 - The Washington based doctors group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is reacting to fears that the upcoming marketing ban of animal-tested cosmetics is in jeopardy by today delivering to the commission’s Brussels headquarters nearly 25,000 letters of support for sticking to the deadline.
19-Oct-2011 - The European Commission said its newly unveiled common nanomaterial definition will provide a basis for clear regulation that will boost industry’s ability to develop products while safeguarding consumers.
14-Oct-2011 - European chemicals agency ECHA has launched the 'REACH 2013 - Act Now!' campaign to remind the industry to start preparing for the second REACH registration deadline.
11-Oct-2011 - The Personal Care Product Council has announced its support of President Obama's decision to send the Colombia, Korea and Panama free trade agreements to Congress, stating the importance of international trade in the cosmetics industry.
05-Oct-2011 - Investing in having formulations and labels reviewed to ensure they only use permissible color additives, as well as ensuring ingredients are named correctly on the label can save cosmetics manufacturers and importers a lot of time, stress and money, according to a private US consulting firm.
05-Oct-2011 - BioGro has become the first New Zealand-based certifier to provide natural certification in the Oceania region after its recent accreditation by France-based Natrue.
03-Oct-2011 - After months of deliberation, the Cosmetics Ingredient Review Expert Panel (CIR) declared for the first time, that the use of formaldehyde and methylene glycol in hair straightening products is unsafe.
30-Sep-2011 - The Australian government has simplified the regulation of ingredients for cosmetic and personal care applications, in a bid to make the process less confusing.
29-Sep-2011 - The NSF International’s American National Standard for personal care products containing organic ingredients has been extended to allow organic ingredients regulated to European standards.
14-Sep-2011 - The European Commission has presented its yearly report to the European Parliament and Council highlighting the development of alternative methods to animal testing in cosmetics, but is yet to confirm the full marketing ban will be implemented by 2013.
13-Sep-2011 - Avignon-based ingredients supplier Naturex has gained BRC certification for its industrial site in New Jersey having complied with the strict regulations set by the certification body.