One step closer to cruelty-free? China’s National Medical Association ends post-market animal testing for cosmetics
Cruelty Free International is celebrating an important step towards a global ban for animal testing as China’s Gansu Province National Medical Products Association has announced that post-market testing for finished imported and domestically produced cosmetics in...
Procter & Gamble promotes gender equality across IMEA region
Procter & Gamble has committed to a number of initiatives that aim to promote gender equality across the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region. Pledging itself to a number of initiatives over the next three years, a declaration was made by...
Nivea beats Rexona in ‘black & white’ New Zealand deodorant row
Nivea has won a five-year legal battle in New Zealand against rival Rexona, with the deodorant maker now legally owning the trademark ‘Black & White’, according to a report by Stuff. Beiersdorf, owner of Nivea, is now the only company within the country legally...
Australia passes landmark bill to ban animal testing on cosmetics
The Australian senate has this week passed the Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017 – a landmark bill that effectively ends animal testing on cosmetics within the country. Under the legislation companies will be banned from using data taken as a result of animal testing...
Indonesia to usher in mandatory halal labeling
Indonesia is preparing to usher in compulsory halal labeling for consumer products and services, according to a report published by Bloomberg. Under the plan, the government would take control of the certification process, which could bring in revenue of US$1.6...
China’s FDA tightens up cosmetics marketing regulations
China’s Food and Drugs Administration has issued a set of strict regulations governing the marketing of cosmetics across the country. The new rules bar companies from claiming that their products have any medical benefits, according to a report published by Jing...
No more tariffs: free trade deal between Japan and the European Union comes into force
A free trade deal signed between Japan and the European Union last summer has come into effect, creating the ‘largest ever free trade area’, according to a report published by Asahi. The deal scraps virtually all tariffs between the Asian country and European trade...
Sharing is caring? China’s sharing make-up pods spark debate over hygiene
A recently opened make-up sharing pod in Wuhan, China has sparked a heated debate over the potential ramifications of sharing make-up with strangers, according to a report published by the BBC. The booths, which have been springing up all over China since launch in...
Could Dior’s J’Adore bottle see its trademark approved in China?
Dior is hopeful that its long-running battle to secure a 3D trademark for its J’Adore bottle could soon be drawing to a favourable conclusion, according to a report published by the International Law Office. The LVMH-owned brand has been turned down not once, not...
FDA India given green light to fine companies in breach of conditions
The FDA India has been given the green light to fine companies such as chemists that manufacture, sell or distribute cosmetics in the case of breach of conditions, according to a report by The Times of India. Indeed, the legislative assembly this week passed a bill...
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