MoCRA Registrants Encouraged By Glimpse Into Cosmetics Direct Portal, But Apprehensions Remain

Jessica O’Connell, partner at Covington & Burling, is getting questions from clients about the electronic system the FDA plans to launch in coming weeks for cosmetics manufacturers to register facilities and list products as required by new cosmetics regulations. It remains to be seen how hard the 29 December 2023 deadline will be for companies to get their information submitted.

Stakeholders are generally pleased with the “relatively user-friendly” interface of Cosmetics Direct, the facility registration and product listing portal that the US Food and Drug Administration plans to roll out this month, according to Jessica O’Connell, partner in the Washington DC office of Covington & Burling LLP.

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