Laws & regulations
What’s new with intellectual property rights in France?
The French “law for the modernisation of the economy”, which was adopted in 2008, gave holders of intellectual property rights new tools...
French health agency slashes Cattier
French cosmetics maker Cattier just came under the fire of the French Health Products Safety Agency (AFSSAPS). The Agency said the...
French and European authorities question chemical exposure
Three EU scientific committees question “safe levels” of exposure to a number of substances in cosmetics, toys and cleaning products. In...
Australia’s TGA to review sunscreen testing procedures
An investigation of sunscreens distributed in New Zealand and tested in compliance with the Australia / New Zealand sunscreen standard...
Kojic acid in cosmetics poses a risk to consumers’ health, SCCP finds
Kojic acid at a maximum concentration of 1.0% in skin care formulations, generally skin lightening products, poses a risk to the health...
Philippines to strengthen controls on cosmetics
The Congress of the Philippines is about to pass a law creating a new health authority with expanded control powers on cosmetics. The...
French health agency tightens controls on baby cosmetics
The French Agency for the Medical Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS) has announced its intention to tighten controls over cosmetics...
The European Commission reorganizes its scientific advisory structure
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) is renamed Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) and takes in charge the...
Health Canada publishes new guide on borderline products
Health Canada, the Canadian federal department of public health, which is in charge of assessing the safety of drugs and of many consumer...
ASA censors sensitivity claims
UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rapped a TV ad for a Church & Dwight’s toothpaste. The ad claimed that Church...
