The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been playing catch-up on three long-delayed proposed rules required under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA): •Standardized test methods to detect...more
Two years after the enactment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the long-awaited proposed rule on talc-containing cosmetics....more
At the start of 2022, we reflected on what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accomplished during the preceding 12 months and the challenges that could be ahead for the agency during the impending year, especially...more
As discussed in the Product Perspective, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) represents a major shift in cosmetic industry regulations. This article, in a continuing series of posts diving into each...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Among the Act’s many provisions is the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), which significantly expands the U.S....more
In the first major reform of cosmetics regulations since the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act (FDCA) became law in 1938, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) significantly expands the authority of...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which includes the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA). MoCRA significantly changes the current regulatory...more