California Barred from Enforcing Prop 65 DEA Warning After First Amendment Challenge
On June 24, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California entered a final judgment and permanent injunction barring the Attorney General from enforcing Proposition 65’s cancer-warning requirement for diethanolamine (DEA) in cosmetics. The judgment adopts a stipulation that the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the day […]
Latest Prop 65 Challenge Targets DEA After Series of Industry Wins
A cosmetics industry trade group is asking the Eastern District of California to enjoin a Proposition 65 warning for diethanolamine (DEA), arguing that the label disclosure violates the First Amendment. The suit was filed March 2, 2026, by the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC). It follows a string of court victories challenging other Prop 65 warning […]
FDA Withdraws Asbestos Testing Proposal for Talc Cosmetics
On November 28, 2025, in response to adverse comments, FDA published a notice announcing its withdrawal a December 2024 proposed rule that would have required manufacturers of talc-containing cosmetic products to test for asbestos. The rulemaking is required by section 3505 of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), which directs FDA to […]
FDA Issues Draft Guidance for MoCRA Facility Registration and Product Listing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft guidance, Draft Guidance for Industry: Registration and Listing of Product Facilities and Products, on the new regulatory requirements established in the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA). Among other provisions, MoCRA added section 607 to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA), requiring cosmetic […]
EU, U.S. TTIP negotiators discuss reducing chemical costs, regulating cosmetics.
Last week, U.S. and European Union (EU) negotiators held a second round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) discussions. During the week-long talks, negotiators examined how to reduce regulatory and industry costs for chemicals. According to U.S. TTIP chief negotiator Dan Mullaney, a range of tools are available to reduce costs for chemicals and […]
New EU Cosmetics Regulation To Take Effect in July 2013.
On July 11, 2013, the new European Union (EU) cosmetics Regulation (EC 1223/2009) will fully replace the existing cosmetics Directive (76/768/EEC) that has applied since July 27, 1976. Unlike the previous EU cosmetics Directive, the self-executing Regulation unifies the cosmetics requirements of the European Economic Area (EEA) into a single law and eliminates ambiguities that […]