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...
Power play: Chinese consumers snap up AmorePacific et al but K-beauty’s heavy reliance on China puts industry at risk
China is the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean beauty products, according to data released by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute. The country accounted for 41.1 percent of K-beauty exports in 2015, a considerable jump on 2013 figures, when exports to...
South Korea to ban microbeads in cosmetics?
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is hoping to usher in a ban on the use of microbeads in cosmetics, according to a report published by Chemical Watch. If the legislation is passed – in the form of an amendment to the country’s Regulation on the Safety...
Lawsuits called against AmorePacific for ‘toxic’ toothpastes
A number of consumers have come together to file a suit against AmorePacific following the recall of a ‘toxic’ toothpaste last month. The suit sees a 315 plaintiffs requesting 1 million won in damages, with the suing law firm Next Law collecting further clients for...
AmorePacific pulls 11 toothpastes from the shelf over MIT controversy
AmorePacific has been ordered to stage a recall of some 11 different toothpastes after the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found them to contain ‘a very small amount’ of chloro-methylisothiazolinone (CMIT) and methylisothiazolinone (MIT). “We apologize...
There’s no mercury in our products: L’Oréal India refutes Maharashtra FDA findings
L’Oréal India has rejected claims made by the Maharashtra Food & Drug Administration that several of its skin lightening products contain mercury, according to reports published by The Economic Times and Indian Express. The French beauty giant is contesting the...
New labelling law creates influx of halal beauty products
Some of the larger multinationals are creating more products to cater to the growing Muslim consumer group ahead of a new law that requires all halal goods to be labelled as such. As the growing desire for halal products increases, so does the need for a clearer level...
Shiseido and Kao lead the way with animal testing alternative approval
Japanese beauty giants Shiseido and Kao have been received approval from The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for an animal testing alternative called the human cell line activation test, or h-CLAT. Said to reduce product development costs as well...
Indian government plans trial waiver for foreign cosmetics
It has been reported that the Indian government is set to waiver any research trials for foreign cosmetics that contain ingredients already used in pharmaceutical products. At present all imported brands must undergo trials similar to pharmaceuticals, however, in a...
New Zealand cosmetics firm Linden Leaves leads protest over Chinese animal testing requirement
New Zealand cosmetics companies are protesting the requirement to test their products on animals in order to be approved for sale on the Chinese market, according to a report published by Stuff. The Executive Director of New Zealand’s Cosmetics, Toiletries and...
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