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Category: Current News
News and happenings in the soap and cosmetic industry, and information that could affect soap and cosmetic handcrafters.
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Organic Regulations Updated
The USDA announced final updates to the regulations of the National Organic Program. Some of these changes may affect handcrafters using organic ingredients.
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Elimination of Non-Compete Agreements
The FTC just announced that they are proposing a Non-Compete Clause Rule. Under the proposed rule, employers would be completely banned from entering into a non-compete agreement with any type of worker.
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Ringing in 2023
As we ring in the New Year, it’s a time for reflection and resolutions to make the next year even better than the last. Shouldn’t be too hard, right?
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Cosmetic Legislation Passed (MoCRA)
On December 23, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the 4,500 page Omnibus Spending Bill. It includes the “Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022” which updates the cosmetic law for the first time in over 50 years.
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GMP – How Bad Can It Get?
Dollar Tree, Inc. and its subsidiary Family Dollar Distribution, Inc. recently received a letter from the FDA about violations in their distribution facility. How bad can GMP get? Pretty amazingly disgusting!
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Deforestation-Free Products (EU)
The EU has just agreed on a new law to prohibit products linked to deforestation to be imported into or sold in the EU. That includes products containing palm or palm kernel oil or cocoa butter that is not sustainably sourced.
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Class Action Suit Against Sephora
Yet another class action lawsuit has been filed in New York. This one alleges that Sephora’s claims of “clean” were fraudulent and deceptive.
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Using the Lipstick Effect
Inflation is up. Sales are down. Yet consumers are buying lipstick. How can you take advantage?
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Soap & Cosmetic Labeling – on KINDLE!
Soap and Cosmetic Labeling: How to Follow the Rules and Regs Explained in Plain English is now available as a digital eBook from Amazon.com!
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New Regulations on Endorsements and Testimonials
The FTC is initiating the rulemaking process to put some enforceable regulations in place for endorsements, testimonials and reviews.
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Cosmetic Producers Will Have to Pay for Micro-Pollution (EU)
The pharmaceuticals and cosmetics sectors are jointly responsible for 92% of micro-pollutants in wastewater. Now they’ll have to pay for water treatment.
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Etsy Sustainability Attributes
Etsy recently introduced and defined new sustainability attributes for listings. They follow the FTC regulations, which apply to ALL products.