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If you have registered under the Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP), you may be covered for the initial registration. However, cosmetic product registrations must be updated annually. New products must be registered within 120 days of introduction into interstate commerce.

7 Implications of the Modernization Act for Cosmetics

President Biden signed HR 2617 into law. What does this mean for cosmetic manufacturers? "A lot," according to Steinberg & Associates. The 1,653-page bill includes 14 pages on cosmetics. Read on to learn more.

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable said the FDA’s comments signal 'the new year may offer some promise for the long-awaited regulation of hemp-derived extracts such as CBD.'

FDA to Explore CBD, Hemp Regulations for Food and Supplements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring whether legal cannabis is safe in food or supplements and expects to make recommendations in the coming months for regulating such products. Could this translate to cosmetics?

CIDESCO Launches Sustainability Guide for Spa Owners

CIDESCO Launches Sustainability Guide for Spa Owners

The guide shares the principles of sustainability including energy, waste management, product choices and education.

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PBA Urges Congress to Extend Tax Tip Credit

Let your voice be heard by signing the letter to Congress requesting the extension of the 45B FICA tax tip credit to the beauty industry.

Virox's Prevention Disinfectants Introduces Infection Prevention Certification

Get Certified: Virox's Prevention Disinfectants Introduces Certification for Spa Sanitation

This online training course, designed by experts, provides fundamentals and sanitation practices to meet state board guidelines and equip users with information to help combat bacteria, viruses and emerging pathogens.

CoverWell by InjectSure Launches for Per-Procedure Insurance Offerings

CoverWell Provides Per-Procedure Protection Plan Offerings

CoverWell is a procedure protection plan that protects the client, the business and its licensed practitioners against the risks of common cosmetic and wellness procedures.

'Our organizations stand ready to continue to work with you and other stakeholders on a bipartisan, comprehensive and uniform national framework for cosmetics regulation...'

Industry Stakeholders Back the FDA to Modernize Cosmetic Regulations

Recently, the Personal Care Products Council, Fragrance Creators Association, Independent Beauty Association and Consumer Healthcare Products Association declared their support for modernizing cosmetic regulations in a letter to the FDA.

Bayer, Beiersdorf Pay Out $2.3 M for Coppertone False Ad Suit

Coppertone sunscreen was flagged in 2021 for containing benzene, for which 12 lots of spray products were recalled. Now, Bayer Healthcare and Beiersdorf will pay $2.3 million in a class action suit alleging false advertising of the product's safety.

The FDA issued 3 warning letters to companies selling mole and skin tag removal products.

FDA Issues Warning For Unapproved Mole & Skin Tag Removal Products

Three companies were issued warning letters from the FDA for selling potentially dangerous products to consumers for mole and skin tag removal.

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Reducing Risk in Your Spa

Maggie Staszcuk, Cosmetology Education Manager, ASCP discussed keeping your spa safe and covered at the Face & Body Northern California show.

'...There is currently insufficient relevant and reliable scientific data to conduct realistic ERAs and there is not enough scientific data to support sunscreen ingredient bans,' wrote the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC).

PCPC on NAS Report: 'Not Enough Data to Ban Sunscreens'

The Personal Care Products Council has released a statement responding to the National Academy of Sciences Report, "Review of Fate, Exposure, and Effects of Sunscreens in Aquatic Environments and Implications for Sunscreen Usage and Human Health."

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Colorescience Releases Results of Finishing Touch Protocol Post Radiofrequency Microneedling

The study reviewed the use of the protocol after procedures like IPL (intense pulsed light therapy), chemical peels, fractional resurfacing, microneedling and injectable treatments.

China's National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) plans to introduce a more systematic and comprehensive standard consistent with the current industry situation.

China Drafts 2022 Safety and Technical Standard for Cosmetics

This draft will supersede the 2015 edition, which includes the overarching technical standards for cosmetics safety supervision and testing in China. Public comments will be accepted through April 30, 2022.

Forty-seven percent of the products tested reportedly contained more than the permitted level of mercury.

ZMWG Reports Mercury Findings in Skin Care, Raises Public Alarm

The Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG), comprising 110+ global public interest and NGO health organizations, recently published findings that 129 of some 271 skin brightening products it tested contain high levels of mercury. This has raised public alarm.

The inner packaging of a serum and product kit containing said serum listed SPF when the product has no SPF.

FDA Flags Color Additive, SPF and Contaminant Offenses, Urges 'Recall Readiness'

In recent months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported six voluntary recalls for an impermissible color additive, mislabeled SPF and several contaminants. It also urged companies to be "recall ready" and provided final guidance to do so.

Cosmetic ingredient manufacturers or authorized enterprises can log on to submit ingredient safety-related information.

China Opens Ingredient Submission Platform, Spot-checks Skin Brighteners

The long-anticipated platform permits cosmetic ingredient manufacturers to submit safety information. In relation, spot-checks of entries to the system have flagged skin brightening ingredients for exceeding the scope of general cosmetics.

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Animal Testing for Cosmetics Banned in Virginia as of 2022

"The more states that adopt this legislation, and Virginia being one of the first, has really helped push forward the federal legislation ... [W]hat we really do need is a harmonized law across the U.S.”

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Humane Cosmetics Act Brought Before U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives

The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), Humane Society of the United States, and Humane Society Legislative Fund applauded U.S. Senators and Representatives for bipartisan efforts to introduce the Humane Cosmetics Act.