Latest cosmetics news in brief: 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 …
July 26 -
New Board of Directors, in Cosmebio
On 11 June 2013, the Cosmebio association elected its new Board of Directors. Greeting Rodolphe Balz, the founder of this Eco-friendly and Organic Professional Association, Cosmebio is glad to see twelve companies (SMEs as well as large groups) be members of its new Board of Directors. The members are: Samuel Gabory (Nature et Strategie - President), Bernard Chevilliat (M & L Distribution - Vice-president), Nicolas Fouchère (Sicobel - Vice-President), Pierre Charlier de Chily (Aldivia - Secretary General), Romain Ruth (Florame - Treasurer), Alexis Fort (Cattier - Deputy-Treasurer),Valérie Marcadet (Léa - Administrator), Claudie Ravel (Guayapi Tropical - Administrator), Cyrille Droin (Phyto-Actif - Administrator), Frédéric Grange (Biocos - Administrator), Amandine Briand (Odysud - Administrator - elected in 2013), Philippe Laratte (Boutique Nature - Administrator - elected in 2013).
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the Cosmebio press release
July, 20 - Pierre Fabre passing away
Pierre Fabre, the founder of the eponym pharmaceutical company, passed away on 20 July 2013 in his home, in Lavaur (Tarn, France.)
He established this company in 1962. It is now a major in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors, with 10,000 salary people and revenues of € 1.972 billion (GBP: 1.637 billion; …