Health Canada Issues Several Screening Assessments
Health Canada, the department responsible for the country’s national health policy, has issued screening assessments on several substances: Talc Health Canada released a final…
China Officially Bans CBD From Cosmetics
China’s drug regulator, National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), has officially banned the use of cannabidiol (CBD), a compound found in the cannabis plant, from…
Benzene Traces Found in Some Sunscreens
Pharmaceutical testing company Valisure has asked the FDA to recall 40 different lots of sun products from 10 different brands after benzene, an FDA…
Maryland Passes New Cosmetics Bill
Maryland’s house bill 643 “Public Health – Cosmetic Products – Ingredient Prohibition” is now state law. The bill, which goes into effect January 1,…
California Department of Public Health Effectively Bans Use of CBD in Cosmetics
A document, titled “CDPH Information on Industrial Hemp (IH) Derivatives Including Cannabidiol (CBD)”, was published on the California Department of Public Health’s website in…
EU’s SCCS Notifies WTO of Final Opinions on Several CMRs
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee On Consumer Safety notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of updated opinions on substances that are classified as carcinogenic,…