It appears that hopes may be dashed for a fast-tracked NAFTA update, putting the trade agreement’s future in question. The cosmetics industry has much to gain from the reboot, which stands to include an annex promoting regulatory best practices and other principles for "cost savings and greater competitiveness for our industry," according to PCPC leadership.
Since the North American Free Trade Agreement’s enactment in 1994, intra-bloc cosmetics trade has increased 400%, reaching $5bn in 2015, according to the Personal Care Products Council.
The trilateral open market has led to extensive supply chain consolidation, among other efficiencies, so that cosmetics companies tend to...
UK consumer advocacy organization finds more than two-thirds of 34 skin care and makeup products it purchased from third party sellers on major ecommerce sites are likely fake.
What's going on with the EU Green Claims Directive? HBW Insight speaks to the European Commission, Parliament and Council to find out why trilogue negotiations seem to have stalled.
While FDA fully supports the recent roadmap to reduce and eliminate animal testing, animal tests are still necessary for assessing systemic effects, says Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, acting director for CDER, during a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing.
The European Commission’s Simplification Omnibus published July 8 is ‘step in right direction’ for streamlining processes and providing more legal certainty and predictability for regulations addressing cosmetics, says Cosmetics Europe.
The Personal Care Products Council identifies sunscreen regulations among federal laws that place US industry at a competitive disadvantage, in comments to the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
A national wholesalers’ trade group is suing Oregon, claiming its EPR law, which requires producers to register, report packaging data and pay fees, is unconstitutional and overly burdensome.
OMUFA reauthorization bill including amendment with sunscreen regulation provisions passed by Senate committee, which also approved other provisions not included in House OMUFA bill.
