Industry Groups Urge FDA to End Temporary Guidance on Hand Sanitizers
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) have called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to withdraw…
FDA to Review Environmental Impacts of Octinoxate and Oxybenzone for OTC Use
The FDA has given advance notice of publication of a notice titled “Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Certain Sunscreen Drug Products…
Health Canada Issues Final Screening Assessment on Talc
Health Canada released the Final Screening Assessment for Talc on April 24, 2021. Under certain conditions of use, talc was found to be CEPA…
China Publishes Final Version of the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has published the final revised version of the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China (IECIC). Details of…
FDA Releases OTC Reform User Fee Notice
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the fiscal year 2021 fee rates under the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Monograph Drug user fee program, or…
Health Canada Proposes Removal of Substances from Revised-In Commerce List
Health Canada has released a voluntary questionnaire for the proposed removal of substances from the Revised-In Commerce List (R-ICL). If the industry does not…
