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, August 17, 2015

Plant safety assessment: methods and challenges (2/2)

Subscribers only

It is mandatory to assess the safety of the plant extracts used in cosmetic products to meet regulatory requirements; but due to their complexity, the...

Monday, August 10, 2015

Plant safety assessment: methods and challenges (1/2)

Subscribers only

Given the consumer demand for more natural products and the power of the active substances obtained from botanical extracts, the cosmetics industry ca...

Monday, August 3, 2015

Cosmetics: new extraction processes 2/2

Subscribers only

To keep up with market needs and trends, the cosmetics industry is always seeking new, ‘greener’, more sustainable solvents compatible with the variou...

Monday, July 27, 2015

Endocrine disruptors: how to assess their safety?

Subscribers only

The effects of endocrine disruptors on human health and reproduction raise a lot of concern and emotions among the general public. On what basis shoul...

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Cosmetics: new extraction processes 1/2

Subscribers only

In a very competitive market where innovation is a way to stand out, the cosmetics industry is constantly seeking new actives. And this can involve cu...

Monday, July 20, 2015

Safety assessment in cosmetics and its European challenges

Subscribers only

The basis of the safety assessment of cosmetic products and ingredients was significantly altered with the implementation of Regulation 1223/2009 and ...

Monday, July 13, 2015

Denaturing of alcohol: why, how, and consequences

Subscribers only

58% of perfumes containing alcohol use it in denatured form, and this figure goes up to 84% for cosmetics. At an afternoon of conferences held by the ...

Thursday, July 9, 2015

How should the cosmetics sector communicate on risks?

Subscribers only

The regulations on cosmetic products and ingredients are based on risk assessments and evidence provided by science to carry them out. This message wa...

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Will the cosmetics industry preserve its alcohol?

Subscribers only

Due to its multiple functions, it is almost ubiquitous in cosmetics, essential to perfumery, and considered safe for use. And yet, there is danger in ...

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

New European Commission: what it changes for the cosmetic sector

Subscribers only

At the second Cosmetics Europe International Conference held last June 16-17, 2015, in Brussels, Gerald Renner, the association’s Technical Regulatory...

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

First national study on exposure to cosmetics (partly) unveiled

Subscribers only

How many cosmetics do the French consume? How much do they use? In order to determine this, the LERCCo (the French laboratory for the evaluation of ch...

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Perfumes: measuring staff exposure to substances

Subscribers only

Far from the glamour of finished products, the industrial perfume production process requires professionals to handle chemical substances. The Firmeni...