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Cosmetic regulations round-up: 2023

22-Dec-2023 By Kirsty Doolan

From PPWR to MoCRA, EPR and deforestation laws, it’s been a regulations-heavy time for the cosmetics industry across the globe. We recap some of the most important regulatory updates in 2023 for companies that sell in the EU, UK and beyond...

OECD non-animal skin sensitisation guideline a ‘landmark’ move – agency heads

09-Nov-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The publication of defined approaches to in silico skin sensitisation chemical assessment is a landmark moment for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with significant implications for an animal-free future, say agency leaders.

European Parliament votes for EU-wide plan to phase out animal testing

16-Sep-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have adopted a resolution vote calling on the European Commission to establish an EU-wide action plan to actively phase out animal experiments – a move that adds weight to the cosmetics industry’s fight to protect...

The Body Shop and Dove bring ‘scale and size’ to EU push to protect cosmetics animal testing ban – execs

06-Sep-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The Body Shop and Dove combining their scale and size brings a collective power to push forward calls to protect the EU’s existing animal testing ban on cosmetics, company executives say.

In-depth insight from Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference (CEAC) 2021

EC official: Innovation for Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability to receive Horizon funding

02-Jul-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will lead industry towards a cleaner, toxic-free environment via innovation, prevention and consolidation of existing legal frameworks, with funding set to be released under the EU's Horizon programme,...

Beauty must ‘build those bridges’ with ECHA to spur acceptance of animal-free testing, says expert

26-Nov-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The cosmetics industry has heavily invested in advancing non-animal safety testing methods, now efforts must turn to driving regulatory acceptance of these next-generation alternatives, says the founder of animal-free testing lab XCellR8.

Beauty majors sign joint statement claiming EU animal testing ban is 'being undermined' by ECHA

10-Nov-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Procter & Gamble, Unilever, L’Oréal and Avon are among signatories of an open statement claiming the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and its Board of Appeal is undermining the EU animal testing ban on cosmetics - a claim the agency refutes.

Microplastics restriction: ECHA has a ‘very restricted and narrow view’ of our industry, says Cosmetics Europe chief

18-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has displayed a very narrow view of the cosmetics and personal care industry in its proposal to restrict microplastics, underestimating the true value and complexity of the sector, says the director-general...

EC poised to publish endocrine disruptor ‘Fitness Check’ findings

21-Jul-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The European Commission will soon publish its final synopsis report and evaluation of findings from public, stakeholder and SME consultations on current EU assessment and management of endocrine disruptors.

Under the lens Part I: REACH microplastics restriction

Industry poised to continue fight against ‘extremely disproportionate’ EU microplastics restriction

18-Jun-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Cosmetics Europe and its member associations will continue their argument that the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) proposal to restrict microplastics on the EU market remains disproportionately weighted against beauty and personal care.

Non-animal testing: ECHA report shows ‘significant uptick’ of in vitro chemical tests

08-Jun-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Non-animal tests on chemical substances continue to be widely used in the EU, with read-across studies most popular and in vitro methods gaining traction, according to the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) latest report.

In the face of Brexit? Harmonising EU cosmetics compliance remains the goal, says regulatory expert

02-Sep-2019 By Kacey Culliney

There are unknown facts around the full impact Brexit will have on cosmetics regulation and compliance, but regulatory knowledge and harmonisation across the European Union must still be prioritised, says the president of Cosmetics Consultants Europe...