Brazil updated Portuguese labelling requirements for cosmetics
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has updated its Portuguese language labelling requirements for cosmetics and personal care products. The new resolution (RDC no 169/2024) revokes and replaces measures introduced in March 2022 and February...
US – New York adopts rule clarifying requirements for 1,4-dioxane limits
New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has implemented regulations to enforce a state law limiting 1,4-dioxane in cosmetics and cleansing products. The law, active since 2022, mandates that household cleaning and personal care items contain a...
Companies placing on the market cosmetic products and personal care products may be subject to a ban of putting biocides in these products, if the Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill is passed
On 11 September 2024, the House of Lords introduced the Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill (hereinafter “the Bill”). If passed, the Bill proposes the following, among others: Prohibition on the use of biocides in cosmetic products, personal care...