As we have reported at length, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) imposed extensive new requirements related to cosmetic products marketed in the United States. As compliance deadlines for these new...more
What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of synthetic organic chemicals containing carbon chains in which most or all of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine. There are...more
ACI’s 11th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products is back on March 20–21, 2024, in New York City. The “Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act of 2022” (MoCRA) on the federal...more
This article is one of a series of posts diving into each aspect of The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) as the industry awaits MoCRA’s full implementation. This installment focuses on MoCRA’s...more
On November 8, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or agency) announced it does not intend to enforce the requirements related to cosmetic product facility registration and cosmetic product listing under...more
The American Conference Institute is hosting its first West Coast Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products in Santa Monica on September 28-29, 2023! This conference comes just in time to...more
Partly driven by recent litigation involving the presence of PFAS in cosmetics, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) of 2022 mandates more stringent FDA regulation of companies that manufacture cosmetics and...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617), which by its name does not appear to have anything to do with cosmetics. However, buried in the approximately 1,650...more
The cosmetics industry is undergoing massive change, with the newly passed “Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act 2022”. At American Conference Institute’s 10th Annual Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products join our...more
President Biden signed into law the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MoCRA”), as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. This is the first major reform of cosmetics regulation since the Federal...more
In the first major reform of cosmetics regulations since the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act (FDCA) became law in 1938, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) significantly expands the authority of...more
For the first time since the passage of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in 1938, the Federal cosmetics law has been substantially updated with the passage of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MOCRA”)....more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which includes the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA). MoCRA significantly changes the current regulatory...more