by delphic-admin | Jan 22, 2023 | North America
New York state has adopted a measure to restrict the manufacture, import or sale of cosmetics tested on animals. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill into law on 15 December, committing New York to become the tenth US state to stop companies from testing makeup,...
by delphic-admin | Jan 22, 2023 | North America
US legislators have approved several broad provisions to strengthen Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the personal care products sector, including ingredient notification requirements and mandatory recall authority. The industry-backed overhaul would...
by delphic-admin | Dec 19, 2022 | North America
Valisure testing laboratory analysed 294 batches of sprays, gels and lotions. The results showed that some sunscreen brands contained between 3-6ppm of benzene. A 2ppm limit proposed by Valisure, in line with pharmaceutical limits (in its petition of 25 May) to the...
by delphic-admin | Jun 30, 2022 | North America
The US EPA is requesting public comment on an approach for companies to report small or “unknown” volumes of asbestos in products, as part of a TSCA rule it proposed earlier this month. The agency has invited comment on whether there should be a threshold...
by delphic-admin | Jun 30, 2022 | North America
US lawmakers have begun considering another broad personal care products reform bill in their latest attempt to overhaul regulations that have remained unchanged in more than eight decades. The FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act combines provisions from...
