Aimed at curbing so-called "Sephora kids" purchases of anti-aging cosmetic products, a California bill would prohibit sale of skin-care products or cosmetics containing retinol or AHAs to consumers under age 13.
Inspired by social media and news reports, California state lawmakers are looking to restrict tween purchases of products containing certain anti-aging ingredients to “protect our youth from the unnecessary risks of using products that are not suitable for their skin-care needs.”
Introduced in the California Assembly, AB 2491 would prohibit sales of over-the-counter skin-care or cosmetic products that “are advertised to address skin aging” and contain vitamin A or vitamin A...
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.
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.’
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.
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."
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 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.”
Firms in the US facing tariff costs should identify US-based, non-tariff sources and lobby local government officials and DC when foreign-sourced ingredients cannot be substituted in the US.
