In our round-up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight HSA's strategy to battle free-from claims, Shiseido's expansion into the Philippines, Sensient's range of food-grade pigments and more.
The Health Science Authority of Singapore has no plans to follow the lead of the European regulators and prevent cosmetic companies from making ‘free from’ claims, preferring to place emphasis on consumer education.
We round-up of our most-read cosmetics regulation stories of the region, featuring Thailand’s hemp approval, silicone and clean beauty, Europe’s ‘free from’ guidance and more.
Beauty and personal care brands have long relied on ‘free from’ claims to communicate clean and non-toxic credentials, but this conversation must change to spotlight safety and efficacy instead, says Mintel.
EU ‘free from’ guidance helps clarify the legal framework behind cosmetic claims and should create a fairer European beauty and personal care market, says the director-general of Cosmetics Europe.
MAKING SENSE OF ‘FREE FROM’ COSMETIC CLAIMS GUIDANCE: PART I
A guidance document released in July on EU cosmetic ‘free from’ claims aims to clarify what is and isn’t allowed by law on finished products, but widespread confusion remains, an expert says.