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Feb 17, 2012 | 09:11 AM CST
PCPC Responds to Recent Reports of Lead in Lipstick
The Personal Care Product's Council (PCPC) has released a statement in response to the December 2011 study on lead in lipsticks conducted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Jan 23, 2012 | 10:36 AM CST
China Suggests Eight Categories for Licensing Special Use Cosmetics
China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) sought comment regarding its recent organization of "special use cosmetics" into eight different categories. On Dec. 29, 2011, the SFDA published eight draft categories to obtain a hygienic license including: liquid, half solid, solid, cream or lotion, aerosol, organic solvent, ceryl-based and other.
Jan 11, 2012 | 11:43 AM CST
Advocacy Groups File Suit Against the FDA Over Nanotechnology Regulation
A coalition of six consumer safety and environmental groups is suing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its lack of nanotechnology regulation, specifically for sunscreen.
Nov 29, 2011 | 02:01 PM CST
Researchers Suggest Gluten Identification in Cosmetics
Research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, D.C., USA, suggested that celiac patients may have adverse reactions to gluten in cosmetics.
Oct 28, 2011 | 01:42 PM CDT
Silicone Safety and the Cosmetic Industry
By: James Lambert, PhD NuSil Technology LLC
The use of silicones in personal care products continues to expand because of the unique performance attributes they provide and their well-established record of safety. As a result, progressively larger volumes of silicones are being released to the environment, and interest in their life cycle has increased. The present article summarizes relevant fundamental chemical and physical properties of silicones and how these relate to material performance, safety and environmental fate.
Oct 10, 2011 | 03:55 PM CDT
NSF/ANSI 305 Expands to Include EU Organic Ingredients
NSF International’s American National Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients (NSF/ANSI 305) has been expanded to allow plant-based ingredients that are certified to European Union (EU) organic regulations.
Sep 08, 2011 | 10:46 AM CDT
FDA Warns Brazilian Blowout for Methylene Glycol Formulation
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to Brazilian Blowout for its Açai Professional Smoothing Solution. The FDA finds the product to be misbranded by stating on its label that it does not contain formaldehyde and is adulterated by containing methylene glycol, a liquid form of formaldehyde.
Sep 01, 2011 | 02:01 PM CDT
'May Contain' Ingredient Disclosures
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
The US Code of Federal Regulations lists1 the rules for displaying ingredients, and besides outlining the content that must be included and its order of appearance, the regulation describes use of the “may contain” clause, which while legally only applies to pigments, has been abused and is thus the main topic of this column.
Jun 27, 2011 | 10:35 AM CDT
Schakowsky Amends Safe Cosmetics Act; Reintroduces It to the House
On June 24, 2011, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and 10 co-sponsors introduced the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 (H.R. 2359) to the US House of Representatives, which aims to amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Jun 16, 2011 | 09:23 AM CDT
FDA Releases a Final Sunscreen Rule
After nearly a four-year wait for an action on sunscreens, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Final Sunscreen Rule, which addresses the testing and labeling of OTC sunscreen products.