PETA: New Chinese regulations will effectively end animal testing requirement for non-special use cosmetics
PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo has issued a statement in response to a new regulation issued by China's Food and Drug Administration's (CFDA), which allows certain new cosmetics to undergo a simplified registration process with the Shanghai Food and Drug...
New Zealand to usher in microbead ban
New Zealand will ban the sale of cosmetics containing microbeads from July 2018, according to a report published by the New Zealand Herald. Environment Minister Nick Smith announced the measure, stating that the government had decided to act on microbeads, and not...
Amyris and Nikkol Group to create cosmetic ingredient in new joint venture
Bioscience company Amyris has signed a definitive agreement with Nikkol Group, a leading Japanese cosmetic specialty chemical provider, to establish a cosmetic ingredient joint venture. As part of the venture Nikkol will acquire 50 percent of the Amyris Neossance...
Johnson & Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive et al move to remove US-banned anti-bacterial agents from Australian products
Australian manufacturers are following the US regulatory lead, voluntarily reformulating anti-bacterial soaps without recourse to controversial ingredient triclosan, according to a report published by The New Daily. The ABC contacted several manufacturers to ask for...
G and M Australian Cosmetics challenges Woolworths over ‘copycat’ foreign brands
G and M Australian Cosmetics revealed that it was forced to take legal action over a number of imported cosmetics products being sold by supermarket chain Woolworths, according to a report published by ABC News Australia. Woolworths ended its 20-year-old relationship...
Peta applauds China’s first completely non-animal test
Animal rights group PETA has released a statement applauding China’s first completely non-animal test. The move follows news that a non-animal test method will soon be recognized for safety evaluations of cosmetics, known as the 3T3 Phototoxicity assay. The method has...
Taiwan joins cruelty-free camp as parliament votes to end animal testing by 2019
Taiwan has become the latest country to ban the sale of cosmetics products that have been tested on animals. The bill, which was proposed in April last year, was passed by parliament last week. The legislation will come into force in 2019, amending Taiwan’s Control...
Evonik starts build of second Singapore-based methionine complex
Speciality chemical’s company Evonik has started construction on its second methionine complex in Singapore, which will be on a world-scale. Created with an investment of nearly $500 billion, the plant will be capable of producing 150,000 metric tonnes of...
On the hunt: Maharashtra FDA now hones in on mercury content in Lakme, L’Oréal and Revlon lipsticks
After a high-profile row with L’Oréal over alleged mercury content in its skin lightening products, Maharashtra’s Food and Drugs Authority has moved on to lipsticks, according to a report published by CNBC’s Money Control. The Indian regulatory body is testing some 15...
P&G enters ‘exploratory relationship’ with New Zealand-based Honeylab
Procter & Gamble has entered into an ‘exploratory relationship’ with New Zealand-based Honeylab, according to a report published in Stuff. Honeylab’s signature product line is Honevo, which is based on medical-grade kanuka honey and includes various medical and...
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