MoCRA Registration Last Call: FDA’s Enforcement Discretion Coming To An End

The US Food and Drug Administration is ending enforcement discretion for facility registration and product listings in less than a month, so stakeholders that still have not registered should act immediately and consult retailers about their policies regarding MoCRA compliance, says the Independent Beauty Association. EAS Consulting's John Bailey also weighs in.

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With the US Food and Drug Administration’s enforcement discretion for facility registration and product listing under modernized cosmetics regulations ending in less than a month, stakeholders should take any final steps toward compliance immediately and check into the requirements of online marketplaces and retailers.

Come 1 July, stakeholders that are not compliant face increased potential for FDA actions including warning letters, detention of imported...

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