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Former FDA Commissioners, Industry Groups Show Support for Modernized FDA Regulatory Framework -
In recent months, two former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners and...more
12/29/2022
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U.S., States Aim to Regulate Cosmetics Ingredients and Research Methods -
Federal and state legislatures aimed to bring more scrutiny to cosmetics in 2019 by considering measures...more
2/4/2020
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Personal Care Products Legislation Introduced in Congress -
Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) has introduced the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2018, which would...more
11/27/2018
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Hawaii Bans Two Sunscreen Ingredients -
The Hawaii legislature has passed a law that will prohibit the sale or distribution of sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate after...more
6/18/2018
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FDA Issues Guidance on Concentrated Caffeine -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidance clarifying that "dietary supplements containing pure or highly concentrated caffeine in powder or liquid...more
5/2/2018
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Homeopathic Drug Products -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance, "Drug Products Labeled as Homeopathic," that would prioritize enforcement and regulatory...more
2/8/2018
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Sen. Hatch Introduces New Bill Regulating Cosmetic Safety -
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has introduced legislation aiming to modernize cosmetics regulation, proposing amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act...more
12/13/2017
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The use of beauty products is “an understudied source of environmental chemical exposures” with a disparate effect on women of color, George Washington University and Occidental College researchers argue. Ami R. Zota, et al.,...more
10/26/2017
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