News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
After 18 years at the helm of the world's leading cosmetics company, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones has stepped down in favour of Frenchman Jean-Paul Agon. The question on everyone's lips now is can Agon measure up to the standards of his formidable successor?
The European Commission has adopted a directive to combat intellectual property offences against consumer goods, including luxury cosmetics and fragrances. The new law means that counterfeiters could face a four year jail term if caught.
French health regulator Afssaps (Agence Française de Sécurité des Produits Santé) has put a total block on the production and distribution of the vitamin K1 for cosmetics products - a move that aims to tackle the problem of the growing number of...