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EU’s Microplastic Clampdown Has Echoes Of US MFWA; Will Bioplastics Be Left Out In The Cold Again?

 
• By Ryan Nelson

The future of microplastics use in the European cosmetics sector hangs in the balance as legislative efforts move forward in line with the Commission’s Plastics Strategy released in January. A key question is whether next-generation, biodegradable plastics will get caught up in any bans that transpire, limiting manufacturers’ options and dashing the hopes of emerging producers with cosmetic interests.

In 2014 as states were beginning to legislate bans on conventional plastic microbeads in cosmetics, there was a sense of excitement among biotech firms with materials they saw as ready stand-ins for the synthetic, nonbiodegradable ingredients polluting US waterways.

TerraVerdae BioWorks started ramping up production of its polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) microspheres, which it said were as natural as the walnut shell grit lawmakers were promoting as a viable microbead substitute,...

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• By Lauren Nardella

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WA Regulators Open Rulemaking On Cosmetic Lead Limits; Provide Safe Harbor Under TFCA

 
• By Eileen Francis

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WA State Regulators Haven’t Softened Stance On Preservatives, Provided Clarity On Penalties As TFCA Effective Date Nears

 
• By Eileen Francis

The Washington Department of Ecology hasn’t backed down on its targeting of formaldehyde-releasing preservatives under the state’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, as industry still awaits a draft final rule. In a recent webinar, attorney Angela Deisch of Amin Wasserman Gurnani, LLP said the department has also not provided clarity on penalties under the law, which goes into effect 1 January.

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• By Sue Sutter

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Fragrance Industry Unification Hedges Against Tariff Impact – Experts

 
• By Eileen Francis

Fragrance companies and suppliers can draft contracts that ensure the cost burden of tariffs is shared, says attorney David Morrell of law firm Jones Day, during a recent panel discussion, ‘Tariffs in Motion: Insight for the Fragrance Industry.”

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Cosmetics Consortium Shares Studies With FDA To Build Confidence In Animal Testing Alternatives

 
• By Lauren Nardella

By guiding regulators through case studies and mock dossier examples of how to utilize new approach methodologies, the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety hopes to counter hesitations in replacing animal tests.