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Sep 19, 2006 | 04:35 PM CDT
CTFA Files Nanoparticles Commentary with FDA
The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CTFA) announced it has filed comprehensive comments with the FDA regarding nanoparticles in personal care products.
Sep 15, 2006 | 01:53 PM CDT
California Seeks Feedback to Update Prop. 65 Carcinogen List
A 30-day public comment period has been issued by the state of California regarding the removal of three chemicals from the Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer.
Sep 14, 2006 | 09:51 AM CDT
FDA Questioning Hydroquinone
In an August Federal Register the US Food and Drug Administration suggested that OTC skin bleaching products should require an approved new drug application.
Sep 13, 2006 | 11:16 AM CDT
FDA Reviews Sunscreen Active
The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has requested safety and efficacy data for the sunscreen active ingredient diethylhexyl butamido triazone in concentrations...
Sep 08, 2006 | 05:26 PM CDT
FDA Alert on Hydroquinone
After reviewing literature on hydroquinone, the FDA announced additional studies are needed to rule out its potential carcinogenic risk.
Aug 24, 2006 | 04:49 PM CDT
FDA Director Honored
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) director and scientific coordinator Alan Andersen, Ph.D., has been awarded with the Distinguished Alumni Award...
Aug 16, 2006 | 01:07 AM CDT
Canada to Review Chemicals Banned by EU
Health Canada announced plans to review 22 chemicals that recently were banned by the European Union (EU).
Aug 03, 2006 | 03:56 PM CDT
FDA Overhauls Advisory Committee
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has disclosed details of its efforts to improve its advisory committees of experts.
Aug 02, 2006 | 01:55 PM CDT
A Century of Progressive Regulation
By: Rachel L. Chapman, Allured Publishing
This article reports some of the key progress made in ingredient regulation by the FDA and CTFA in the United States over the past 100 years, leading to today's standards and progress.
Jun 29, 2006 | 10:48 AM CDT
2005 Preservatives Use: Frequency Report and Registration
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compiles frequency of use data from registrations submitted through the Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP). Here, a review of the latest preservative data collected is presented as well as a discussion of the importance of the registration program.