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Type: News
Section: Testing
Polls
[poll results] How Often do you Conduct Microbiological Testing During the Product Development Process?
As you know, microbial contamination is the bane of cosmetics formulators' existence and one of the most common reasons products are recalled. So we asked last week: how often do you test for microbial contamination during PD? Here's what you said.
Safety/Stability
[updated] Could UV Affect Benzene Formation? New Findings in BPO Acne, Rosacea Products
Of some 111 OTC drug products taken from retail shelves and tested at room temperature, 34%, including brands such as Clearasil, CVS Health, La Roche-Posay and Proactiv, exceeded the FDA's conditional benzene limit. The PCPC weighed in on these findings.
Polls
[poll results] What is Your Preferred Method of Product Stability Testing?
There are a number of ways to measure the stability of formulas. Last week, we asked which is your favorite way: Real-time, accelerated or both? Here's how you responded.
Safety
J&J Talc Suit Tally: $6.48 B Offer, $11 B Reserves, $700 M to States — Plus New Class Action and Talc-Cancer Evidence
J&J's path through talc suits is long, winding and confusing. Here, we've mapped out payouts and recent twists and turns — including a new class action seeking damages and medical monitoring, and a recent study suggesting a talc-cancer association.
Event Coverage
What Beauty Innovations Qualify for the 2025
C&T Allēs
? What Are the Requirements?
What entries compete in the
C&T Allēs
? From ingredients, blends and prototype/finished formulas, to test methods/tools, devices and digital tech, entries span the cosmetic R&D process. Read on for more and enter now - the deadline is Sept. 13!
Methods/Tools
How AI is Transforming Beauty Innovation: Now Available On Demand
This exclusive exploration of AI uncovers clever applications to transform your product development.
Method/Process
[updated] The DNA & Cosmetics Consortium Developing Database for Beauty Ingredient Traceability
France-based DNA Gensee features "a DNA analysis laboratory to identify the plant species present in ... raw materials, ingredients and finished products," according to the company.
Safety
J&J Proposes $6.475 B Plan to Settle Ovarian Cancer Talc Claims
The settlement would be paid over 25 years, and per the company, is a better offer than the claimants stand to recover at trial. Indeed, the scientific testimony linking ovarian cancer to J&J's products is being re-reviewed, posing the risk of dismissal.
Safety/Stability
Unilever Pays $2 M to Resolve Suave Aerosol Benzene Suit
The settlement resolves claims of benzene contamination in the Suave 24-hr Protection Powder Aerosol Antiperspirant and Fresh Aerosol Antiperspirant.
Companies
EcoBeautyScore Consortium Calls for Public Review of Methods, Scoring System by May 9
The EcoBeautyScore (EBS) Consortium is seeking public comments through May 9, 2024, to finalize its methods and scoring system that will provide beauty consumers with clear, transparent and comparable environmental impact information about products.
Method/Process
Skinobs' V2.0 Simplifies and Accelerates Preclinical and Clinical Beauty Testing
Skinobs offers two platforms dedicated to preclinical assays (in-silico, in-tubo, in-vitro or ex-vivo) and clinical evaluation (in-vivo on humans) to reportedly optimize product development in terms of performance, cost, speed and innovation.
Cruelty-free/Halal
Washington State Considers Animal Testing Ban
H.B. 1097 would make it unlawful for manufacturers to sell a cosmetic that was developed using animal testing.
Event Coverage
Which Cosmetic Product Test Method/Tool, Device and Digital Tech Will Clinch
C&T Allēs
in 2024?
Which test method/tool, device and digital technologies will win
C&T Allē Awards
? Find out at our exclusive dinner on March 6, 2024, at the Biltmore, L.A. – alongside our captivating
Beauty Accelerate
event. Following are the contenders...
Regional
China Updates: Benzene Limit, 19 Test Method Revisions, Benvitimod/Tapinarof Ban
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) recently issued Notice No. 41, limiting benzene impurities in cosmetics, revising five and adding 14 test methods, and banning the tapinarof skin treatment for psoriasis.
Cruelty-free/Halal
US Moves a Step Closer to Banning Cosmetics Animal Testing
“Cosmetics testing on animals is cruel, unnecessary, and outdated, and Congress should finally put a stop to it."
Safety
UK Seeks Data, Reports on Testing the Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics
The UK's Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is calling for data and any scientific information related to assessing the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics.
Safety
$18.8 M Payout in J&J Talc Lawsuit Could Upset Settlement Offer
The ruling could sway individuals in the tens of thousands of other cases to also pursue claims in front of a jury, pressuring the judge overseeing the settlement case.
Animal Alternatives
Canada Officially Bans Animal Testing for Cosmetics
On June 22, 2023, Canadian officials passed measures through the Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-47, prohibiting the sale of cosmetics that rely on new animal testing data to establish product safety.
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