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…

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Cosmetic product stability: the container/content aspects

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A cosmetic product is nothing – or at least it cannot be used – without its packaging. However, these multi-functional packages may also provoke the i...

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Cosmetic product stability: the photo-induced aspects

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Everyone likes the sun… although its rays, which are often so pleasant, can have quite deleterious effects on cosmetic products: colour, smell and sta...

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Cosmetic product stability: the sensory aspects

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Why and how does a cosmetic product please consumers? How can this aspect of the product be measured, and, more importantly, how can stability be ensu...

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Cosmetic product stability: the microbiological aspects

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The microbiological stability of cosmetic products, and the preservative system that ensures such stability, are core priorities for the industry. Wha...

Friday, December 20, 2013

The Regulation seen by packaging manufacturers

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Amongst the obligations set forth in the Cosmetics Regulation: the collection of packaging data. A difficult task in the eyes of cosmetic product manu...

Monday, December 16, 2013

Consumers and organic cosmetics

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How do women consumers view organic cosmetics? What do they expect from them, how can these expectations be met? Laurence Zemrani, founder and Directo...

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Cosmetic product stability: the regulatory aspects

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It is explicitly stated in Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009: manufacturers must ensure the stability of their cosmetic products. But how must this be do...

Monday, December 9, 2013

IDEA: another idea of allergens

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IDEA is the International Dialogue for the Evaluation of Allergens. The project was started by IFRA in response to future changes in regulations, with...

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Cosmetics and packaging regulations: dangerous links?

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Cosmetic packaging, especially plastic packaging, is a problem for manufacturers today. Especially since the entry into force of the European Cosmetic...

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

CPNP assessment and outlook

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The CPNP, the European portal for centralised notification of cosmetic products, was put online on 11 January 2012. A nice innovation of Cosmetics Reg...

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Perfumes: selection criteria

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How do you choose your perfume? Which criteria do you take into account when purchasing it? Which information seem important to you? These are a few o...

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Cosmetics Regulation: the Annex I Guidelines

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Their publication was expected as early as 2012, and in any case before the Cosmetics Regulation came into force on 11 July 2013. The guidelines on An...