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Feb 14, 2006 | 04:37 PM CST
Dermatology Association Urges FDA to Postpone Program for Isotretinoin Patients
Patient safety while taking isotretinoin depends on the careful oversight of the prescriber, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association.
Feb 02, 2006 | 02:56 PM CST
EU to Move Forward with Research Funding Program
The leaders of the European Union (EU) reportedly plan to move forward making a decision regarding the region's R&D funding program.
Feb 02, 2006 | 09:19 AM CST
Regulatory Review--United States Update
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
California’s Safe Cosmetic Act Well, he did it. In October Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law the California Safe Cosmetic Act of 2005. As reported in my last column, this new law will not make cosmetics safer than they are now, but will increase costs for cosmetic companies and the taxpayers of the State of California while accomplishing absolutely nothing.
Feb 01, 2006 | 05:42 PM CST
FDA Proposes Labeling Rule for Color Additives
[Feb. 2, 2006]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register requiring the declaration of carmine and cochineal extract...
Jan 30, 2006 | 11:27 AM CST
European Commission Approves Fentanyl HCl Iontophoretic Transdermal System
The European Commission has granted marketing authorization in the 25 member states of the European Union for the use of Fentanyl hydrochloride (HCl) Iontophoretic Transdermal System (ITS) 40 mcg/dose...
Jan 04, 2006 | 10:40 AM CST
EUROPEN Publishes Packaging Standards Guide
EUROPEN has published a new edition of its guide to assist personal care manufacturers with packaging standards and regulations.
Jan 03, 2006 | 12:28 PM CST
Desert Whale Renews Organic Certification
Desert Whale Jojoba Co. Inc. announced the renewal of its QAI organic certification.
Dec 23, 2005 | 05:41 PM CST
The 7th International Conference on Cosmetic Regulations
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
On October 20-22, 2003, more than 300 delegates gathered at the Le Meridien Grand Pacific Hotel on Tokyo Bay for the 7th International Conference on Cosmetic Regulations. Every three years, U.S., EU and Japanese trade associations for the cosmetic industry sponsor this meeting in order to gain mutual understanding and work toward harmonizing global regulations of cosmetics. There were no spectacular announcements, unlike the last conference in 2000 in Malta when Japan announced significant changes in their cosmetic regulations.
Dec 23, 2005 | 05:10 PM CST
European Adaptation to Technical Progress
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
Starting with January 2003, The European Union discontinued the numbering of their Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP). This was done as the 7th Amendment superceded some of the approved ATP’s and made the numbering system out of sync. Since I last reported on the 7th Amendment changes, the EU Commission has issued two critical changes. ATP’s are the way to change the Annexes in the Cosmetic Directive.
Dec 23, 2005 | 04:33 PM CST
Substantiating Claims for a Tanning Magnifier
By: G. Guglielmini, Sinerga SpA
Tanning magnifiers, known in the United States as tanning accelerators, enhance the substrate or the production of melanin. One example is an innovative N-acyl derivative from L-tyrosine. This article describes a way to evaluate its pigmentation efficacy after UV irradiation. Also discussed is the regulatory status of tanning magnifiers.