In a year-end $1.7 trillion spending package in late December, Congress voted to increase FDA's oversight of cosmetics and their ingredients. A portion of the bill titled the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act requires...more
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FDA Study Finds Sunscreen is Absorbed into Bloodstream -
JAMA has published a study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug...more
6/5/2019
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U.S. Congress found it necessary to provide manufacturers of biomaterials—component parts or raw materials for implantable medical devices—protection from liability in litigation involving the manufacture and use of an...more
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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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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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