News:Congresses

EUDR: Everything you need to know about the "Deforestation-free" Regulation

It was due to come into force on 31 December 2024, but has been postponed for a year. And for good reason: nobody was ready, whether economic operators or the authorities. So there is still time to get to grips with it and prepare for it. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, Thomas Delille, of the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, presented a decoding of what he called “a veritable jewel of regulatory engineering th...

Consumers and sun protection: the current situation

During the Cosmetic Days organised by Cosmed in early December 2024, Valérie Rager-Brossard, Director of Customer Relations at the Appinio research institute, presented an overview of the uses and understanding of sun protection products by French consumers. The findings were mixed…

French DGCCRF: an update on the 2023, 2024 and 2025 inspections

At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, DGCCRF representatives Virginie Gallerand, Nathalie Delion, Flore Pluvinage and Isabelle van Hamme presented the results of investigations carried out in 2023, gave an update on controls in 2024 and announced the outlook for 2025.

The implementation of French Anses' “cosmetics” missions

One year ago, Anses became a new player in the French cosmetics safety landscape. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, Sandrine Charles and Élodie Lontsi presented the implementation of their new missions concerning the vigilance and evaluation of cosmetic substances and products.

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the authorities

Following their respective speeches at the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, the representatives of the French cosmetics control authorities, the Anses and the DGCCRF, answered questions from congress attendees. On the menu: status of certain ingredients, claims, cosmetovigilance, control philosophies…

Monday, November 18, 2019

Regulatory news from the European Commission

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It has become a regular rendez vous for cosmetic regulatory conferences and Salvatore D’Acunto doesn’t miss one. As every year, during the Cosmetic Va...

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

How to increase the recyclability of packaging?

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The issue of packaging and its environmental impact is part of consumers’ complaints to the industry. They do not only want a cleaner cosmetic, they a...

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

A world tour of the natural cosmetics markets

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Natural and organic cosmetics are doing well. This is the statement made at the Natural Cosmetics Conference held in Berlin at the end of September 20...

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Regulatory news: the 10 announcements of the Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress

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During the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress, held in Chartres on November 6 and 7, 2019, the 17 presentations and question and answer...

Monday, November 4, 2019

Cosmetic claims: should you comply with the European Technical Document?

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Since its entry into force on 1 July 2019, the European Technical Document on Cosmetic Claims has been the subject of ongoing debate, if not controver...

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Sulphates: surfactants that are controversial

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Sulphated surfactants are among the controversial ingredients of the moment, which leads some distribution chains (e. g. Biocoop) to refuse them in th...

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

A study on the dermal penetration of titanium dioxide

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Are titanium dioxide nanoparticles dangerous to human health? The question, which is the subject of debate, is crucial, and in particular for organic ...

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

CSR at the SME scale

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This acronym (Corporate Social Responsibility) can be found on all communication media of companies wishing to show that they are in step with sustain...

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Ingredients: the issues of organic cosmetics

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For a long time, organic cosmetics has been protected from the climate of mistrust that has developed among consumers regarding the safety of cosmetic...

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Silicones, Phenoxyethanol, Sulfates: Which are the natural alternatives?

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Some raw materials used in cosmetic products are victims of a real witch hunt, rightly or wrongly. This crisis of confidence is forcing the industry t...

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

What does commitment mean?

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We see it everywhere, it is willingly invited on product packaging or brand advertising media: commitment is in vogue. But by using too much of a word...

Monday, September 9, 2019

Beauty with variable shapes

Faced with a changing society, the canons of beauty are changing in turn. However, these new aesthetics are not yet 100% represented in the media and ...