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California’s Professional Cosmetic Labeling Bill Passes Unopposed

 
• By Lauren Nardella

While overshadowed by contentious cosmetic animal-testing legislation, AB 2775 also passed in the closing days of California’s 2017-2018 legislative session, another example of the state’s eagerness to take on cosmetics issues it views as inadequately addressed at the federal level.

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Beginning July 1, 2020, cosmetics sold exclusively through professional channels in California will have to list ingredients on their labels like any other cosmetic product, per legislation awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s signature.

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• By Sue Sutter

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Little Industry Opposition To FDA Plan To Remove Synthetic Dyes, Or Agreement They’re Unsafe

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Dyes and colors which FDA says industries agree should no longer be used aren’t unsafe and are currently used only with the agency’s approval, industry stakeholders say. Center for Science in the Public Interest says the dyes are used “in tens of thousands of foods and beverages that are commonly consumed here in the United States.”

US FDA Finds Banned Cosmetic Ingredient Methylene Chloride In Gel Polish Removers

 
• By Lauren Nardella

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• By Eileen Francis

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