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Feb 2, 2011 - Trends in the Bodycare Market by Imogen Matthews
The recession has taken its toll on global bodycare sales, which have failed to live up to performance claims. Consumers have cut back on their usage of bodycare, preferring basic everyday lotions to... (1 Member Reaction)
Jan 27, 2010 - A comparison of the EU and US regulatory requirements for Cosmetics & Toiletries by Dr. Annelie Struessmann
The Regulatory frameworks in the US and the EU both approach the safety of cosmetic products by assigning the responsibility to the cosmetics manufacturers with no pre-market approval for the... (3 Member Reactions)
Nov 18, 2009 - The new Cosmetics Regulation in Europe by Dr. Annelie Struessmann
A new legal framework for cosmetic & toiletry product passed the EU parliament in March 2009. The Regulation will become immediately enforceable as law in all Member States and will after a...
May 27, 2008 - European Union's REACH Regulation by SpecialChem
The EU's REACH regulation has a clear message: meet the requirements or you will not be able to produce in, export to, or market within the EU. Is your company able to meet this challenge? The new...
Nov 8, 2007 - Color Additives in the European Union by Nick Morante
The European Union has a unique way of naming their ingredients. They use an alpha-numeric system that categorizes ingredients by type and functional family. The system is designed to list ingredients... (1 Member Reaction)
Nov 29, 2006 - Current Regulatory Status in the EU and REACH by Nick Morante
First it was California's Proposition 65. Then it was California's Safe Cosmetic Act of 2005, or Senate Bill 484 (SB 484 for short) as it is now affectionately known. Now Europe is getting into the...
Nov 24, 2006 - 'Borderline' Products by Pr. Marie-Claude MARTINI
Legislation in the field of so-called 'borderline' products is completely different in Europe than in the USA. In Europe there is no OTC category for cosmetics. Only two categories of product exist...
Sep 12, 2006 - The "Period After Opening" in the Jungle of EU Product Labeling by L. Rigano and N. Lionetti
Why are stability studies a hurdle-race? There are many reasons why cosmetic formulations are prone to modify their composition as time goes by.4 Firstly, being a linear combination of different...
Sep 11, 2006 - Effect of New Regulations on Hair Coloring Products in the EU by R.J.W. Hefford
It is likely that over the next few years a significant number of hair dye materials will be lost to the formulator as a final "hair dye positive list" is created. This means, at best, that products...
Aug 18, 2006 - Cosmetic Regulations in Europe by SpecialChem
In the European Union, and influencing the other European countries, the regulatory framework for Cosmetics is provided by the Directive 76/768/EEC- 'Cosmetics Directive'. To this date it has...

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