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NSF's Cosmetics Verification Program Fizzles, While EWG's Could See Second Boom

 
• By Jamie Hammon and Ryan Nelson

NSF International has put its cosmetic product verification program on ice due to lack of interest since its launch in April 2017. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 products from 75+ brands have earned the "EWG Verified" mark, and the NGO says interest is higher than ever following Walmart's announcement in September that it will begin pushing vendors to pursue the verification.

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NSF International has put its cosmetic product verification program on hold less than a year after it launched, due to lack of interest.

The global independent standards, testing and certification organization introduced the verification service in April 2017. The program was designed to review cosmetics companies' regulatory and good manufacturing practices...

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