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…

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The list of ingredients

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We all know that the list of ingredients is mandatory on a cosmetic product’s label. We know the main principles… but it is not that easy to be fully ...

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Water in cosmetic production

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Water is not only a cosmetic ingredient. Apart its importance in formulae, it is also an important element of the manufacturing process. When entering...

Monday, April 2, 2012

The mark of origin

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A “Made in” may boost sales…especially when followed by the word “France”. It may also be mandatory (but not always). When on the label of a cosmetic,...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Cosmetics and health: a relationship for the future ... worth investigating!

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In no way, this is a suggestion to go from a product-on-the-border to a medical device. Obviously, it is important to balance where allegations and cl...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Cosmetics: health products, for real

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The Matinales de la Cosmétique (The Breakfast Meetings - Cosmetics), the professional conferences organized every month by Sylvain-Romain ...

Monday, February 13, 2012

Inspections dealing with Competition issues

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Emmanuelle Gourbin, director of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Febea (the French Federation of Beauty Companies), reminded the audience of the aim of ...

Friday, February 3, 2012

Controls and inspections dealing with cosmetic products - In practice

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“An inspection is like a wedding: an important phase of preparation before, a day or two for the event, and long-lasting consequences, later.” This jo...

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

When "Allergen-free" is essential for essential oils

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“Allergen-free.” The mention is still frequently found on cosmetic labels, a sign of strong consumer demand and the willingness of manufacturers to tr...

Friday, January 27, 2012

Controls and inspections dealing with cosmetic products - In theory

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The French Public Health Code lists the various authorities entitled to inspect the cosmetic industry: pharmacists and MDs who are qualified as inspec...

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Inspections dealing with the chemical regulation (REACH, CLP)

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Catherine Bramaud, scientific advisor at FEBEA, gave an update on the two European regulations, which share the same principle: Member States are resp...

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Cosmetic and LEDs: Tomorrow's advancement?

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A renowned anti-ageing specialist, Dr Claude Dalle has come to explain the numerous attendance of the latest Breakfast Meetings - Cosmetics what he se...

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Alternative methods: Real progress, though still a long road ahead

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Colipa, The European Cosmetics Association, held in Brussels a debriefing on the 8th World Congress on alternative methods to animal testing. Clearly,...