by delphic-admin | Jul 13, 2024 | UK
On 19 June 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a ruling against social media adverts featuring a fictional product that implied the brand was better and more sustainable than an identifiable competitor. The ASA considered that the purpose of the...
by delphic-admin | Oct 30, 2023 | UK
On 28 September 2023, the Scientific Advisory Group on Consumer Safety (SAG-CS) published its opinion on butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) in cosmetic products (accessed here). This assessment comes from a call for data issued by the Office for Product Safety and...
by delphic-admin | Sep 28, 2023 | South America
Chile’s Ministry of Health has redesignated fragrances and other deodorising agents as low-risk products, meaning they can be manufactured in factories along with other low-risk products. The resolution can be found here. The products were originally classified as...
by delphic-admin | Jul 22, 2023 | APAC
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is consulting until 18 July on draft amendments to the Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act that would allow manufacturers and importers of ‘special purpose’ cosmetics to list all ingredients together on labels. Currently,...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | UK
On 17 May 2023, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a ruling against advertisements for a deodorant with misleading ‘aluminium-free’ claims, specifically claiming to be less irritating, less harmful and better performing than deodorant products that...
