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Thursday, September 5, 2013Regulation

Cosmetic short news: Nano deadline postponed

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Latest cosmetics news in brief: Deadline extended for comments of the SCCS Opinions on nanos - Revlon acquires The Colomer Group - New Board of Directors, in Cosmebio - Pierre Fabre passing away - REACH: a reminder of the obligation of information - CFDA consults on the approval of a new cosmetic ingredient - CLH consultation launched on hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde - India bans testing of cosmetics on animals - FDA publishes guidance for Good Manufacturing Practices - Cosmetics Regulation: a White Paper about the hair-dressers’ obligations - Evaluation of local toxicity / irritation of vitamin A - REACH: the situation on the 31 May 2013 due date - Parliamentary fact-finding mission on environmental labelling …

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September, 5 - Deadline extended for comments of the SCCS Opinions on nanos
Three nano-ingredients (titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol) have been evaluated by the SCCS, which released its Opinions about them on July 26. The deadline for comments, originally set on September 6, has been postponed until 18 September.
• See again the TiO2, ZnO, MBBT: three nanos evaluated by the SCCS article

August, 6 - Revlon acquires The Colomer Group
Revlon, the American cosmetics group, is to acquire The Colomer Group, a privately-held beauty care company focused on the professional salon channel, for USD 660 million (€: 507 million; GBP: 421 million), after a 5 August 2013 press release. The transaction is expected to be finalised in the fourth quarter, subject to the obtaining of the necessary regulatory approvals. Alan Ennis, the Revlon’s CEO, welcomed this acquisition, which “we expect to be accretive to cash flow and earnings in the first year ,” “[will] expands our distribution into new channels ,”  the professional salon channel, which Revlon currently does not serve, “and [will] provide meaningful cost synergy opportunities.

July 26 - New Board of Directors, in Cosmebio
On 11 June 2013, the Cosmebio association elected …

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