Helping you understand soap and cosmetic regulations — in plain English.
Category: MoCRA
Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act of 2022 – the new laws and regulations in place and how they apply to soap and cosmetic makers.
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Safety Substantiation: What it Means (and How To Do It)
Before MoCRA, a cosmetic product was supposed to be safe, but there was no requirement for proof of its safety. Now proof is required.
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MoCRA Rulemaking Updates
The Spring 2025 Unified Agenda, published September 4th, shows more delays in the publication of MoCRA’s fragrance allergen and GMP rules.
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Eyeshadow and MoCRA
If you make eye shadow, you are not qualified for the small business exemption. That means facility registration, product listing, and good manufacturing practices apply.
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MoCRA: Fragrance Allergens
FDA has scheduled ther proposed rule for fragrance allergens for October 2024.
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MoCRA Update – July 2024
It’s been a year and a half since the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act of 2022 (MoCRA) was passed. Let’s see where things stand!
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Talc and MoCRA
MoCRA included a requirement for the FDA to create regulations to for testing methods to detect and identify asbestos in talc-containing products by 29 December 2023. That didn’t happen.
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MoCRA Update – Delayed Enforcement
This morning (November 8, 2023) the FDA issued an update stating that they are delaying enforcement of cosmetic facility and product registration requirements until July 1, 2024.
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Does MoCRA Apply to You?
The Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild recently added comprehensive guide to the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act of 2022 (MoCRA) and a wizard to help you determine what you need to do.
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Cosmetic Facility Registration – FDA Draft Guidance
On August 7, 2023, the FDA issued Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products: Guidance For Industry as a draft guidance distibuted for comment purposes.
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Fragrance Allergens
What are fragrance allergens? Do they need to be included in the ingredient declaration for a cosmetic product? (Answer: Yes, in some countries, but not in the US or Canada… yet.)
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FDA Starts Process for Cosmetic GMP
Today the FDA announced their first steps in creating cosmetic GMP regulations starting with a Request for Comments and a Listening Session in June.