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Preservative Update: Frequency of Use Through 2018

The number of cosmetics registered through the voluntary FDA program dropped, while in Canada, the number rose. This review digs into these discrepancies, reports the latest preservative numbers and explores the market dynamics affecting them.

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Sunscreen Dynamics and the ‘Reef Safe’ Dance

Protection against damaging pollution, toxins and electromagnetic waves of all lengths is at the forefront of consumers’ minds; not to mention regulators’. But what happens when a topical solution to one of these forces is at odds with another?

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New Age of Sustainable Sunscreens: Formulating for Modern Sun Care Trends

Sunscreen developers are faced with fast-moving trends, environmental considerations and regulatory hurdles. This column describes ingredients and methods to create environmentally friendly products while addressing key skin concerns.

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Sunscreens May Release Metals, Nutrients Into Seawater

Sunscreen ingredients' impact on marine ecosystems is in the spotlight. Research in Environmental Science & Technology examines if and how sunscreens release various compounds into seawater, and their potential effects.

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DSM Seeks FDA Sunscreen Monograph Approval of Bemotrizinol

DSM believes it is important for consumers in the USA to benefit from the efficacy and aesthetics that modern filters such as BEMT can provide. As such, the company is pushing for Monograph status.

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Could the FDA Sunscreen Monograph See a New Addition?

It's been decades since the FDA's OTC Sunscreen Monograph welcomed a new addition; back then, it was avobenzone. Now, another could be joining the ranks.

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California Businesses Fight Consumer Privacy Act

The law will require any company that does business in California, regardless of its physical presence in the state, to reveal what personal information they have collected about a California resident upon request—and Silicon Valley and tech corporations are fighting for exceptions and delays.

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EPA Eyes 20 Chemicals for High Priority Risk Evaluation, ACC Responds

"EPA is providing a 90-day comment period during which interested persons may provide comments on the proposed designations of High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation." Read on to learn more.

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Illinois Bans Animal Testing for Cosmetics

Illinois has become the third state in the U.S. to prohibit the sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals. Read on for details and exceptions.

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CVS Removes Controversial Sunscreen Chemicals from Store-brand Products

CVS store-brand sunscreen products will no longer contain certain sunscreen ingredients thought to damage marine ecosystems.

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PCPC Sounds Off on US FDA's Sunscreen Proposals

Industry organizations worry that consumers may be deterred from using sunscreens—causing unintended negative health effects—due to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent sunscreen proposals.

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FDA Warns CBD Company Making Unsubstantiated Marketing Claims

The agency has issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc., for illegally selling unapproved products containing cannabidiol (CBD) online. The company is accused of making unsubstantiated claims that the products treat cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and opioid withdrawal, among other conditions or diseases.

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China Adds Animal Testing Exemption for Cosmetics to its Agenda

It seems that China is now open discussion, even more than before, to the idea of exempting some cosmetic products from the animal testing requirement, according to one blog.

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Phthalates Flagged for Endocrine Disruption

Having already made the REACh list of chemicals requiring authorization, four phthalates are now recommended by European legislators to be flagged as endocrine disruptors.

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Imported Cosmetic Inspections Questioned by U.S. Congressman

A U.S. Congressman has requested data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on its policies on cosmetic imports.

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Triclosan Could Risk Bone Health, Research Suggests

Data suggests that triclosan can influence the development of osteoporosis in women, which may support additional regulatory action over the ingredient.

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EU, Mercosur Strike Trade Deal More Than 20 Years in the Making

Per an EU statement the deal will remove the majority of tariffs on EU exports to Mercosur, which is comprised of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, as well as several associate members.

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Diatomaceous Earth and Comfrey Root Catch the FDA's Eye

This is a good reminder for cosmetic manufacturers to be careful when straddling the line between a cosmetic and drug. It's all in the claims.