Archives for June 26, 2011

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Safe Cosmetics Act 2011 targets tighter industry regulation

By Pooja Kondhia

Loopholes within the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act have resulted in a largely unregulated cosmetics industry; the vast majority of approximately 12,500 chemicals in use by the $50 billion cosmetics industry have never been assessed for safety.

Public interest groups raise concerns over FDA sunscreen monograph

By Andrew McDougall

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's newly released sunscreen rules do not sufficiently consider the risks posed by nanoscale ingredients according to some public interest groups, leading them to label the latest announcement 'disappointing.