California Cleaning Products Bill Adds To ‘Right To Know’ Momentum

Fragrance trade secrets are under attack on multiple fronts, including in California under the proposed Cleaning Product Right to Know Act. The proposal adds to momentum behind initiatives to improve transparency around ingredient use in cosmetics, home-care and other consumer product categories.

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Already, 2017 is looking like a big year for the consumer “right to know” movement, driven in large part by retailer and manufacturer initiatives aimed at improving ingredient transparency.

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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

 

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

 

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

 
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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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California’s Landmark Recycling Law Back To Drawing Board, Placing Industry In ‘Prolonged Period Of Uncertainty”

 

Single-use packaging producers subject to California’s SB 54 recycling law, which implements a statewide EPR plan, should continue to prepare for its implementation, even as they enter a ‘prolonged period of uncertainty,’ says consultant Michael Washburn.

CIR Panel Finds Two Hair Dye Ingredients Safe, But Not For Skin, Eyes Or Lashes

 
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Data from the US Food and Drug Administration indicated that two hair dye ingredients are formulated in eye makeup and dermal application products, prompting a Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel to conclude one dye is unsafe for such uses and discouraging those uses in the other dye.

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