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US FDA’s Delay of Cosmetic GMP Rule, Communication Style Raises Litigation Concerns – Attorneys

 
• By Eileen Francis

The US FDA’s decision to move its long-awaited cosmetic GMPs rule to ‘Long-Term Actions’ under MoCRA likely delays a final rule for at least five years, raising the risk of increased state regulation and private litigation, say attorneys speaking during the 2025 PCPC Science Symposium & Expo

Fighting Fake Beauty: Brands Must Take Bolder Action To Make Counterfeiters Think Twice

 
• By Eileen Francis

Attorneys presenting at the Personal Care Product Council’s 2024 annual meeting outlined measures beauty companies can take to protect their IP and combat counterfeiting operations. While marketing of sham products is not going to stop, companies can cultivate “a reputation within the counterfeiting community of being one of the brands that genuinely understands how to disrupt counterfeiters.”

Historic UN Treaty On Plastic Pollution Targets Cosmetic ‘Nano-Plastics’ At Zero-Draft Stage

 
• By Eileen Francis

The United Nations treaty on plastics pollution, considered ‘the most important climate deal since Paris,’ stands to have a direct impact on the cosmetics industry, potentially by targeting intentionally added nano-plastics in addition to microplastics in cosmetics, says attorney Melissa Kopolow, who spoke at the Personal Care Products Council’s annual meeting in Miami on 27 February.