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Oct 28, 2008 | 11:04 AM CDT
FDA Funds Safety Monitoring and Expects Hydroquinone Monograph
The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) recently received US$66.8 million in funding out of the US$150 million allocated for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Oct 07, 2008 | 04:50 PM CDT
CIR Approves Ingedients and Comments on the Moisturizer/Tumor Article at its 108th Meeting
At the the Cosmetic Ingredient Review's (CIR) 108th Expert Panel meeting, it approved fumaric acid at 5%; requested more data on Basic Violet 3, 1 and 4; deemed licorice extract and allantoin safe; reviewed the article claiming a link between moisturizers and UVB-induced tumors; and requested a carcinogenicity study on toluene-3,4-diamine as a hair dye ingredient.
Oct 01, 2008 | 05:07 PM CDT
Regulatory Review: California and Dubai
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
While California and Dubai may seem like an odd pair, new regulations in Dubai surfaced when California released more information on compliance with the California Safe Cosmetics Program, providing the perfect opportunity to discuss them together in one column.
Oct 01, 2008 | 02:16 PM CDT
Voluntary Registration of Cosmetics and 2007 Frequency of Preservative Use
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
This report details recent trends in preservative use based on VCRP data submitted to the FDA by manufacturers. The author encourages companies to participate in this program to build credibility for self-regulation and to protect their own business interests.
Oct 01, 2008 | 09:51 AM CDT
California Governor Signs Green Chemistry Bills
State regulators given broad authority to evaluate and ban potentially harmful industrial chemicals; state department charged with developing program to identify chemicals of concern and analyze alternatives by 2011.
Sep 24, 2008 | 08:42 AM CDT
Personal Care Products Council on Nanotech, Sustainability
The Personal Care Products Council has presented the results of its Nanotechnology and Cosmetic Products survey to the FDA, as well as announced the development of its sustainability survey.
Aug 29, 2008 | 04:04 PM CDT
Keeping Cosmeceuticals Cosmetic
By: Wen Schroeder, SEKI Cosmeticals LLC
Global demand for cosmeceuticals continues at an explosive rate and the discovery of antiaging medical interventions, coupled with new functional active ingredients, provides a fertile innovation ground for product developers. This paper discusses current scientific and regulatory affairs to take into consideration for the successful commercialization of cosmeceutical products.
Aug 11, 2008 | 09:56 AM CDT
EPA Researches Personal Care Products' Effect on Water
The US EPA is further examining the effects of personal care product ingredients on water.
Jul 30, 2008 | 01:43 PM CDT
Canada, California and Congress: The Three C’s of New North American Regulatory Concern
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
On April 26, 2008, Canada released new Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) requirements. These requirements are aligned with the current California Air Resources Board (CARB) requirements in which companies that emit VOCs are required to register and maintain VOC records for five years.
Jul 15, 2008 | 03:03 PM CDT
Council Responds to EWG's Oxybenzone Report
The Personal Care Products Council reponds to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) report stating that oxybenzone is potentially harmful.