The European Commission has just published its annual report on “Safety Gate”, the European rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. The most frequently reported type of health risk was related to chemicals. For the second year in a row, toys and cars topped the list of product categories with the highest number of notifications. Cosmetics came third.

On 14 March 2023, New Zealand notified the WTO of a proposal to amend its Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2020. In particular, the text provides for the alignment of the “Ingredients” annexes with those of the European Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. It also introduces a future ban on PFAS, additional requirements on nanomaterials and the integration of the latest IFRA Standards.

On 13 March 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on two harmonised classification and labelling proposals from France for 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate (HEMA) and Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate (HPMA). These consultations are open until 12 May 2023.

If beauty products are used (legally speaking) to clean, exfoliate, moisturize, camouflage, beautify… they also help boost confidence and boost morale. This notion of cosmetic-pleasure is all the more relevant at a time when contemporary society is going through several major crises. On the occasion of the release of the Faire X Carlin trend guide, CosmeticOBS spoke with Géraldine Bouchot, Editorial Director of Trends and Prospects at Carlin and Olivier Buffon, Director of International Developm...

Metaverse, Web3, NFT… all new terms that presage a disruptive digital future and that brands are seizing upon to create innovative customer experiences. But what do the French think of these new strategies initiated by manufacturers? OpinionWay’s survey for La Retail Tech has set out to answer this question.