Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration proposes ban on estrogen in cosmetics
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration is said to be planning a ban on estrogen compounds in cosmetics which could come into force next year. Estrogen compounds are already banned in cosmetics across the EU, Canada and member countries of the Association of Southeast...
L’Oréal reduces price of its products in China in reponse to lower importation taxes
L'Oréal has revealed that it will reduce the prices of its products in China as a result of the government’s decision to lower import taxes. In an effort to boost the national economy, China’s Ministry of Finance said on Monday that it will cut importation taxes on...
China seeks to impose tougher standards on cosmetics industry
One hundred cosmetics ingredients could be banned in China if the country’s Food and Drug Administration passes its latest legislation redraft. The government has issued its second redraft of the legal standards imposed on both domestic manufacturers of cosmetics and...
Export tariffs on cosmetics lifted to free trade between Korea and Vietnam
Tariffs on cosmetic exports in Southeast Asia will be gradually cut due to a free-trade deal between Korea and Vietnam, according to the Korean ministry of trade, industry and energy. The deal will see Vietnam gradually wipe out tariffs on certain exports from Korea...
Patent attorneys issue advice on patenting natural cosmetics formulations
Increasing consumer demand for natural and organic cosmetics has had a knock-on affect on the number of companies seeking to gain exclusive use of certain ingredients and formulations through patents. As a result, legal advisors from Melbourne-based law firm, Freehill...
Speakers and presentations revealed for in-cosmetics Korea 2015
The only exhibition in South Korea dedicated to personal care ingredients will focus on skin care, suncare, global trends and regulations. in-cosmetics Korea is due to take place at the Coex Exhibition Centre in Seoul from June 15-16. It will feature 17...
Clinical trials confirm anti-ageing properties of Marinova seaweed extracts
Clinical trials have demonstrated the anti-ageing properties of two seaweed extracts produced by Australian biotechnology company Marinova. The trial results, published in Swiss journal Cosmetics, found that seaweed species Undaria pinnatifida and Fucus vesiculosus,...
Colgate-Palmolive India mouthwash patent thwarted due to ancient medicine conflicts
Indian government regulators have objected to a patent application registered by Colgate-Palmolive for a mouthwash formula. The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), a unit of the government’s science regulator Council of Scientific & Industrial Research...
Pharmacists in India call for update on Drugs and Cosmetics Act
The Indian Pharmaceutical Association is calling on the government to implement legal requirements enforcing drugs and cosmetics manufacturers to specify temperature storage instructions on products. Currently, many manufacturers store products correctly in factory...
Bill launched in Taiwan Parliament to ban cosmetics testing on animals
A bill has been launched in Taiwan as part of a campaign to ban animal testing of cosmetics in the country. The Taiwan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Chinese Nationalist Party Legislator Alicia Wang have brought the bill to Parliament,...
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