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French Anses delays the publication of its work programme

On 6 January 2025, Anses, which is now responsible for assessing cosmetic substances and cosmetovigilance in France, announced that it was postponing publication of its work programme for 2025, as it did not currently know what resources it would have available for the year.

ED Lists updated

Since 2020, the “Endocrine Disruptor Lists” website, compiled and updated by five national authorities in European Union Member States, has compiled a list of substances known or suspected to act as endocrine disruptors. The latest update was published at the end of December 2024.

Revision of the "Sunscreen Products" Recommendation: the opinion of French Anses

As part of the ongoing review of the 2006 European Commission’s Recommendation “on the efficacy of sunscreen products and the claims made relating thereto”, known as the “Sunscreen Products” Recommendation, the French Anses has just published an opinion setting out its position on all the points currently under discussion.

Anses takes up the "Glyoxylic acid" dossier

Following on from the Académie de Médecine, it is now the Anses that is warning of the risks associated with hair straightening products containing glyoxylic acid. The French agency advises against the use of this type of product and plans to take the matter to European level.

Consultation on the Anses draft RMOA on lithium and its salts

On 7 October 2024, the French government opened a public consultation on a draft RMOA (Regulatory Management Options Analysis) drawn up by Anses. After an initial proposal for the CLH classification of lithium salts, notably as reprotoxic substances, it is now also a question of a classification as endocrine disrupters.

Friday, August 24, 2018

Injunction of the ANSM to the company Laboratoires Cinq Mondes

It is in the name of"major non-conformities and shortcomings" that the ANSM has just sent Laboratoires Cinq Mondes an injunction to bring its Paris es...

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Lessonia, Alès Groupe, Laboratoires Gilbert : 3 injunctions from the ANSM

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It is in the name of"non-compliances and significant breaches" that the ANSM has just sent the companies Lessonia, Alès Groupe and Laboratoires Gilber...

Monday, July 23, 2018

ANSM gives some advice about how to choose your sunscreen

Just like every year, during summer holidays, ANSM (French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety) publishes recommendations for ris...

Friday, July 6, 2018

Injunction of the ANSM to the Lorcos company

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It is in the name of"nonconformities and important failures" that the ANSM has just sent to the Lorcos company an injunction to bring its Lunéville es...

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

ANSM : Ask for the program !

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The year has already started well, but the ANSM has only just published, on 26 June, its work programme for 2010. In this 24-page document, three ment...

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Injunction of the ANSM to the company Universkin

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It is in the name of"nonconformities and important failures" that the ANSM has just sent to the company Universkin an injunction to bring its Nice est...

Monday, June 4, 2018

No Phenoxyethanol on baby’s bottom: ANSM confirms recommendation

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In 2012, ANSM (French National Agency of Medicine and Health Products Safety) recommended not using Phenoxyethanol in cosmetic products intended for t...

Friday, June 1, 2018

Injunction of the ANSM to the company La Compagnie des Sens

The ANSM has just sent La Compagnie des Sens an injunction to bring its Villeurbanne plant into compliance in the name of"major non-conformities and s...

Monday, May 14, 2018

RIVM advises on health risks after using make-up with asbestos

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RIVM was asked to give advice to the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate in the Netherlands after asbestos was found in two make-up products....

Monday, April 16, 2018

ANSES launches a database of more than 500 toxicity reference values

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Anses just launched a database it has developed that contains around 500 TRVs (toxicity reference values), some of them being used in cosmetics, aimed...

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Nano labelling in cosmetics: as from 50% or 10%?

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As from what threshold of nanoparticles is a material considered a nano? At two recent events, Cosmed’s 2018 Rencontres Réglementaires (a congress ded...

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Injunction of the ANSM to the company Pharmexence

The ANSM has just sent Pharmexence an injunction to bring its Lacoste plant into compliance in the name of"major non-conformities and shortcomings". I...