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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.
Jun 10, 2011 | 08:51 AM CDT
Breslawec Named PCPC Chief Scientist, Replacing Bailey
The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) announced that Halyna Breslawec, PhD, has been named the organization’s chief scientist, replacing John Bailey, PhD, who will officially retire on July 29, 2011, after nine years of service.
Jun 10, 2011 | 08:20 AM CDT
FDA Releases Draft Guidance Toward Nanotech Regulation
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance outlining its view on how to identify whether regulated products contain nanomaterials or apply such technologies.
May 20, 2011 | 12:14 PM CDT
Organizations Support CIR Review of Formaldehyde/Methylene Glycol Safety
ICMAD has joined the Personal Care Products Council, the FDA, OSHA and consumer groups to support the safety review by the CIR for the use of formaldehyde/methylene glycol in professional hair straightening products.
May 18, 2011 | 10:22 AM CDT
'Green' Standard Launched to Certify Cosmetic Product Life Cycle
Non-profit organization Green Seal Inc. has created GS-50, reportedly the first US certification standard for cosmetic and personal care products that covers the whole product life cycle.
May 02, 2011 | 02:08 PM CDT
EU Regulation No. 1223/2009, Part III: The Responsible Person
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
This column is the last in a three- part series on the European Union’s (EU) Regulation No. 1223/2009,1 which was published on Dec. 22, 2009.
Apr 22, 2011 | 11:27 AM CDT
FDA Issues Warning Letter for Eyebrow/Eyelash Growth Product Claims
Cosmetic manufacturer Lifetech Resources LLC has been issued a warning letter by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding claims touted on three of its eye care products.
Apr 04, 2011 | 11:14 AM CDT
FDA Requests Notifications for Adverse Reactions to Cosmetics
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested that consumers notify the agency of all adverse reactions to beauty, personal hygiene and color cosmetic products.
Feb 01, 2011 | 09:44 AM CST
PCPC's Ansell Responds to Reports of Bath Salt Danger
Jay Ansell, vice president of the cosmetics program for the Personal Care Products Council, has issued a statement in response to reports of human deaths and injuries related to drug-containing bath salts.
Jan 10, 2011 | 11:30 AM CST
PCPC Urges Action on TiO2's Prop 65 Listing
The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has alerted members that it anticipates the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to issue its Final Monograph on titanium dioxide. Should the IARC not change its current position on the material, it will be subject to California's Proposition 65.