A new regulatory act created by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority modifies the rules governing the UV filters benzophenone-3 and octocrylene in cosmetic products.
On January 30, 2023, Japan Cosmetic Industry Association (JCIA) released an announcement about the amount of plastic containers and packaging used in the cosmetics industry during 2021.
To ensure that animal-free methods are accepted and promoted for cosmetics safety testing, more than 35 cosmetics manufacturers and suppliers, industry associations, and animal protection organisations around the globe announced the launch of the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (I
Indonesian Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) released the 2023 legislative plan on Jan. 10, 2023 for Drugs, Traditional Medicines, Health Supplements, Cosmetics, Processed Foods and Narcotics.
On January 20, 2023, DTSC opened an additional 18-day comment period soliciting comments on a regulatory proposal to list Nail Products Containing Toluene as a Priority Product. Additional detail is provided around analytical testing requirements.
The Regulation Amending the Cosmetics Regulation (“Regulation”) prepared by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency was published in Official Gazette dated 14 November 2022 and numbered 32013, entering into force on the same day with limited exceptions.
On February 3, 2023, the Argentine National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology issued Resolution No. 967/2023, prohibiting formaldehyde from being used as an active ingredient in hair straightening cosmetics.
The California governor signed two bills on Sept. 29, 2022, which will ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of textile articles and cosmetics products that contain PFAS beginning in 2025.
All ordinary cosmetics (including domestically produced and imported ordinary cosmetics) that have been registered and filed for an year are required to submit annual report before March 31, 2023.
On January 17, 2023, the Rwanda Bureau of Standards formulated three draft standards for oils and fats used in cosmetics, namely "Castor Oil Standard", "Macadamia Nut Oil Standard", and "Mineral Oil Standard for Cosmetic Industry". The comment period is until March 20, 2023.