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MoCRA: No User Fees, Not Overly Prescriptive, And Could Help Tamp Down State Legislation

 
• By Eileen Francis

Independent Beauty Association CEO and president Don Frey and cosmetics industry lobbyist Robert Harmala of Telegraph Avenue Advisor, provided views on the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act and developments to come at IBA’s Cosmetic Technical/Regulatory Forum.

Unsurprisingly, the US Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act was a major subject of discussion at the Independent Beauty Association’s Cosmetic Technical/Regulatory Forum 1-2 March.

One day before IBA’s virtual event, the US Food and Drug Administration announced a plan to move the Office of Cosmetics and Colors out of the Center for Food Safety...

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No Longer Voluntary, MoCRA Drives Drastic Increase In Registered Companies, Products

 
• By Lauren Nardella

Preliminary registration data released by FDA offers a first glimpse of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act’s impact on information the agency has at hand.

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

 
• By Eileen Francis

The Washington State Department of Ecology publishes ‘Interim Policy on Lead in Cosmetics’ which provides safe harbor options for cosmetic products struggling with the 1ppm limit under the state’s Toxic Free Cosmetics Act, while the department gathers information under a newly opened rulemaking to ‘identify a feasible approach to regulating lead in cosmetic products.’

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.

Industry Support Key To US FDA’s Prospects Under Trump – Califf

 
• By Sue Sutter

The FDA's current leader, whose term will end with Donald Trump’s second inauguration, also described three qualities the agency’s next commissioner will need to succeed, including "believing that there is such a thing as expertise."

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Beauty Firms Confused By State EPR Laws Have New Resource: EPR Academy

 
• By Eileen Francis

Beauty and personal care companies are struggling with compliance with state Extended Producer Responsibility laws, given the outstanding number of stakeholders that have still not registered products with Oregon’s EPR law, the first to go into effect.

Supreme Court 1935 Ruling Limiting Executive Authority On Appointments ‘Unravels’ Today – DoJ

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

In complaint and response to motion to dismiss, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s and Alvaro Bedoya’s attorneys elaborate on Supreme Court ‘s 1935 decision, Humphrey’s Executor v. US. Administration attorneys, though, contend the ruling isn’t relevant to the current FTC.

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.”