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Mar 31, 2010 - News on Worldwide Cosmetics Regulations - Focus Argentina by Dr. Annelie Struessmann

The Argentinean authority overseeing the cosmetics legislation is the Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica ANMAT...
Jul 15, 2009 - Economic Treaties which Influence the Import and Export of Cosmetics by Nick Morante

There have been important alliances set up between nations which improve trade relations specifically for the cosmetics and personal care industries. ...
Aug 24, 2007 - Trends – Growth of Foreign Markets – Opening New Doors by Nick Morante

You can find many articles written and market surveys conducted on individual cosmetics markets - China, India, Poland, etc. as this is the direction...
Aug 17, 2007 - Trends - The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics by Nick Morante

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition of public health, educational, religious, labor, women's, environmental and consumer groups with a goal...
Aug 2, 2007 - REACH: What kind of resources are required? by Dr. Annelie Struessmann

Now in effect for more than one month, REACH has proved that it is indeed an extensive and complex regulatory set of provisions to work with....
Jul 12, 2007 - The Polish Cosmetics Market by Nick Morante

Poland is already a comparatively healthy market for cosmetics, fragrances and personal care products. It is well on its way to becoming an even more...
Feb 9, 2007 - More Regulations to Deal With by Nick Morante

Two brand new laws will be affecting our industry (as well as others) and the consumer. California's Proposition 65, the original anti-cancer law, has...
Feb 2, 2007 - FDA Concerns Regarding Cosmetic Ingredients - Part 8 by Nick Morante

This information is based on the requirements of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as it pertains to the Food,...
Jan 18, 2007 - What Happened in 2006? by Nick Morante

Looking back at 2006, there have been some amazing accomplishments in the cosmetics and personal care industry. These are what I personally consider...
Jan 12, 2007 - FDA Concerns Regarding Cosmetic Ingredients - Part 5 by Nick Morante

Color additives are subject to a strict system of approval under United States Law. Except in the case of coal-tar hair dyes, failure to meet U.S....
Jan 8, 2007 - European Regulations of Cosmetics-The Consumers Right to Know by David C. Steinberg

The 7th Amendment to the EU Cosmetic Directive has a simple addition that most people have overlooked. Article 7a Part1 Section (h) added in the...
Dec 20, 2006 - Regulatory Update - For Immediate Publication by Nick Morante

REACH has remained one of the hottest topics of discussion lately. So much so that as REACH gets closer and closer to being enacted, there are...
Oct 30, 2006 - Upcoming Changes in European Cosmetic Regulations by Nick Morante

There will be some major changes that will take place in the very near future in the European Union regarding the regulation of chemicals, ingredients...
Apr 3, 2006 - Consumers adopt better sun care habits by Imogen Matthews

Around the beginning of the 1990s the sun tanning market took a dramatic turn of events. The trend for a deep mahogany tan, so popular with American...

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