Authorities make registration process easier for the industry

23-May-2013 - The State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform (SCPSR) has made the registration process easier for the cosmetics industry in that it has developed a new organisation structure of the...

India a concern as more fake cosmetics are seized

23-May-2013 - The Indian markets have become a concern of late as Authorities announce they have seized more fake cosmetics within just weeks of them uncovering a vast amount in raids at...

More fake cosmetics seized in India

02-May-2013 - A team of Patna police, alongwith Hindustan Unilever Limited ( HUL) officials, have seized more fake cosmetics of well known brands worth Rs 10 lakh at raids at two cosmetics godowns in Nageshwar Colony....

Malaysia signs up for safer lab practices with OECD partnership

16-Apr-2013 - Malaysia is the most recent country on the AP region to sign up for a OECD alternative method partnership in a bid to produce non-clinical safety data to better protect consumers and the...

Cruelty Free International campaign targets US animal testing ban

15-Apr-2013 - Animal rights group Cruelty Free International says it wants to follow up on the impetus from the complete ban on animal testing in Europe by launching a new campaign targeting...

China levies anti-dumping duties on US and Japanese imported chemicals

03-Apr-2013 - China's Ministry of Commerce has implemented a levy on anti-dumping duties on the United States and Japan on the importation of the chemical resorcinol, making it the latest in a...

Korean cosmetics company drops plans to enter China due to animal testing rules

02-Apr-2013 - Following in the footsteps of many cosmetics companies doing business in Asia, Korea-based Aromatica has abandoned plans to sell its products in China due to the animal testing requirements for...

Vietnam takes strides to replacing animal testing in cosmetics with CFI grant

28-Mar-2013 - Thanks to funding from animal rights organization Cruelty Free International, Vietnam is taking strides to replace animal testing on cosmetics with alternative methods.

EU Scientific Committee adopts opinion on UV filter

27-Mar-2013 - An opinion on the use of nanoscale 2,2’-methylene-bis-(6(2H-benotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol) (MBBT) as a UV filter in cosmetics and sunscreen has been adopted by the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety....

US bill to give FDA authority to set safety standards for cosmetics

25-Mar-2013 - Representatives of congress have introduced the 'Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act', which they propose will close major loopholes in the federal law that currently allows companies to use ingredients...

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Global consumers show greater confidence in non-animal tested cosmetics

15-Mar-2013 - Consumers around the world show greater confidence in a cosmetic product’s safety if it has not been tested on animals according to a new survey, as other countries call for...

Regulatory bodies hold alternative method workshop in bid to follow the West

12-Mar-2013 - As the final animal testing ban deadline looms over Europe this week, Chinese regulatory bodies in their efforts to follow closely behind the West, have organised a workshop on in...

Accord director says ‘no. 1 issue’ is to tackle over-regulation in Australia

11-Mar-2013 - In a presentation given at last week’s Personal Care Product Council annual meeting in Florida, the head of Australia’s cosmetics industry association stressed how tackling regulation is the biggest priority....

2013 sees Asia take strides towards eliminating animal testing

07-Mar-2013 - With less than a week to go until the ban on selling animal-tested cosmetics in the EU, it appears that it has influenced several markets in Asia, with Korea, India...

Shiseido sunscreen pulled from Hong Kong shelves over heavy metal query

07-Mar-2013 - Japanese cosmetic giant Shiseido saw its sunscreen cream temporarily removed from shelves in Hong Kong after mainland reports suggested it contained a toxic metal.

Illegal cosmetics imports a big problem in China

05-Mar-2013 - Most of the illegal imports seized in China last month by border trade patrol agents were cosmetics says a statement from the Ministry of Commerce.

EU animal testing ban in place, now calls for NZ and the rest to follow suit

28-Feb-2013 - Humane Society International, Lush and SAFE are calling on the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, New Zealand, and other organizations, to ban animal testing in cosmetics for good.

DCGI fast-tracks deletion of two final animal tests for cosmetics in India

28-Feb-2013 - The battle to end animal testing in the cosmetic industry in India has stepped up a notch after the regulatory Drug Controller General of India called for the fast-tracking of...

Pangea receives PETA award for pulling out of China market

25-Feb-2013 - Many international cosmetic makers are faced with ethical questions over whether or not to be present in the China market because of animal testing requirements. Pangea Organics chose not to...

Obama turns industry charmer as US free trade negotiations welcomed

18-Feb-2013 - President Obama's announcement during his State of the Union address that the US and the European Union (EU) will begin free trade negotiations will have a big impact on the...

Fake cosmetics acting as top brands seized in India

14-Feb-2013 - Authorities have raided and seized fake products in three cosmetics outlets in Patna worth Rs 10 lakh, to which they say were being openly sold under the names of top...

Natrue and IOAS launch new label accreditation for certification bodies

11-Feb-2013 - The International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association (Natrue) and Organic accreditation Service (IOAS) have launched a global accreditation program that aims to consolidate their existing accreditation offerings to cosmetic players...

“Regulations need to change to outlaw animal testing in cosmetics”

07-Feb-2013 - Regulations in countries around the world need to change to outlaw animal testing in cosmetics, rather than the manufacturers themselves, according to the industry-specific organisation set up by the BUAV.

Philippines FDA issues draft GHS rules for cosmetics

05-Feb-2013 - The Philippines Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft administrative order to outline the application, classification and labeling requirements of cosmetic products and other chemicals.