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Safety
Health Canada Updates Hotlist Ingredients: Colorants, Benzophenone, Talc and More
Concerns including adverse developmental and maternal effects were cited for the four ingredients added. Five amendments also were made, updating the hotlist for the first time since 2022. This follows a recent recall over henna cones containing phenol.
SPF/Sun
EWG Releases 2024 Sunscreen Guidelines, PCPC Pushes Back
Safety
FDA Recalls: 24 Benzene Reports + 1 Off-taste Toothpaste Account
Latest
Regional
Gen Alpha Anti-aging Skin Care Ban Under Consideration in California
California's legislature is seeking to "prohibit the sale or delivery to a person under 13 years of age of an over-the-counter skin care product or cosmetic product advertised to address skin aging..."
Claims/Labeling
BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division, Prompted by P&G, Calls Out Unilever's Degree Advanced Deodorant Claims
The BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division called on Unilever to discontinue or modify claims suggesting its Degree Advanced Antiperspirant prevents sweat and sweat marks throughout intense exercise. P&G brought forth the challenge.
Eco/Sustainable
Walmart, Target Flagged for 'Deceptive' Reef-friendly Sunscreen Claims
Walmart and Target have both been hit with proposed class actions over "reef friendly" sunscreen claims due the their organic UV filters, consumer perception and fluctuating evidence over coral bleaching. What direction should formulators take?
Sponsored
Mastering Plant Chemistry to Unlock Powerful Claims
Requirements for natural, sustainably-driven active ingredients have never been so high, and this is said without compromising efficacy. An equation that plant chemistry can certainly solve successfully.
Safety
J&J Proposes $6.475 B Plan to Settle Ovarian Cancer Talc Claims
The settlement would be paid over 25 years, and per the company, is a better offer than the claimants stand to recover at trial. Indeed, the scientific testimony linking ovarian cancer to J&J's products is being re-reviewed, posing the risk of dismissal.
Consumers/Market
Keeping Cosmetics in Check: How Scientific are Cosmetics?
This brief commentary explores the complexity of cosmetic formulas and proposes and approach to express scientific information about these formulas to non-scientific experts.
Safety/Stability
Unilever Pays $2 M to Resolve Suave Aerosol Benzene Suit
The settlement resolves claims of benzene contamination in the Suave 24-hr Protection Powder Aerosol Antiperspirant and Fresh Aerosol Antiperspirant.
Event Coverage
PCPC to Unravel Misinformation, MoCRA, Claims Testing and More at NYSCC Suppliers' Day
During NY SCC Suppliers' Day, to be held May 1-2, 2024, at the Javits Center in NY, the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) will host a separately ticketed session on cosmetic regulation on May 2. Topics will include INCI, GMPs, MoCRA, safety and more.
Safety
FDA's 2023 Talc Tests Find Zero Asbestos — Could a New Detection Method Make or Break These Findings?
The FDA's 2023 sampling of 50 talc-containing cosmetics, tested for asbestos by AMA using PLM and TEM methods, found negative results for the carcinogen — but a new test using fluorescently labeled asbestos-binding protein could lower the detection limit.
Safety
FDA Issues Warning on Certain OTC Analgesic Topical Products
The FDA has asked six companies to respond to the warning letters within 15 days of receipt stating how they will address these issues or provide their reasoning and supporting information as to why they think the products are not in violation of the law.
Regional
How Cyclic Silicone and Microplastic Bans Impact Color Cosmetic Formulating
Cyclic silicones and microplastics face bans under REACH but both contribute to the aesthetics and performance of color cosmetics. This article describes these bans and what replacing them means for color cosmetic formulating.