FDA Will Be Motivated To Bring Enforcement Action Under MoCRA; ‘Get Your Ducks In a Row’

The US Food and Drug Administration will have new cosmetics requirements to enforce under the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act, as well as new funds and pressure “to make a show of this,” Locke Lord attorneys said in the law firm’s 31 May “MoCRA and You” webinar.

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While there is skepticism about the US Food and Drug Administration’s ability to meet fast-approaching deadlines under the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act of 2022, attorneys agree that companies need to be preparing in earnest.

“Based on my long experience in this industry and having had the exposure to the lobbyists who are the NGOs...

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