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2025 Events
• Mo & Maria will be at Cosmoprof Miami January 21-22, 2025
Stay Informed With Eblasts
December 19, 2024: HOT NEWS!!: Washington 1ppm lead limit -
June 1, 2024: URGENT: Sign-on letter to Washington re: 1ppm lead limit -
May 17, 2024: Canada Updates Cosmetic Hotlist -
April 24, 2024: Implementation Dates for Canada Cosmetics Regulations Amendment -
April 24, 2024: Canada Updated Cosmetic Regulation-
April 15, 2024: Regulatory Update -
January 5, 2024: Facilites and MOCRA - Things you NEED to know!
December 18, 2023: FDA Cosmetics Portal is LIVE!
December 14, 2023: FDA Updates Adverse Event Reporting Instructions
December 8, 2023: EU to Ban HFC 152a
Compliance Update
• California's The Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right To Know Act of 2020 (California SB 312) was updated November 27, 2024. Registration is now required. Contact us if you need help.
• The Prop 65 list can be found here and was last updated Jan 3, 2025.
• California Safe Cosmetics Reportable Ingredients List for SB484 and SB312 was updated October 2024. As a reminder, listed intentionally added substances trigger product registration. Common cosmetic ingredients that trigger registration are retinol, retinyl palmitate, titanium dioxide, and black 2. EU 26 fragrance allergens at 0.01 (rinse off) and 0.001 (leave on) require registration. (Note: The CAS-CA list and the FFIRTK list are now combined on the downloadable spreadsheet available in the link. You can select CASCA list by choosing the Reportable Ingredients List tab and filter Column F by "Any").
• Peruse the latest FDA warning letters here.
• NEW YORK A6295A - 1,4 DIOXANE LIMITS IN COSMETICS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS - Effective December 31, 2022 HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS and PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (cleansing and bath products, including shampoos and conditioners) must not contain more than 2ppm of 1,4-dioxane. Effective December 31, 2023, the limit is 1ppm. COSMETIC PRODUCTS must not contain more than 10ppm effective December 31, 2022. There is also a provision for future limitation based on bi-annual reviews.
• DO 1,4-DIOXANE RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO YOU? MOST LIKELY YES!!! click here for more info.
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