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        Cosmetics Guidance & Regulation

Cosmetics Laws & Regulations

                        
                Key Legal Concepts for Cosmetics Industry: Interstate Commerce, Adulterated, and Misbranded
          Regulations Related to Cosmetics from Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR)
          Prohibited & Restricted Ingredients in Cosmetics
          Cosmetics & U.S. Law


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Laws that FDA Enforces for Cosmetics

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
	Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022
	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
	Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015
	Effective dates for rinse-off cosmetics: For manufacture—July 1, 2017; for introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce—July 1, 2018
		Effective dates for products that are both rinse-off cosmetics and nonprescription drugs: For manufacturing—July 1, 2018; for introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce—July 1, 2019Regulations Related to Cosmetics

Labeling Regulations
	Regulations Related to Cosmetics from Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR)**Federal Register Notices**

Pilot Program for Cosmetic Product Facility Registration and Listing Electronic Submissions User Acceptance Testing (August 2023, related Constituent Update)Overviews

FDA Authority Over Cosmetics: Role of FDA in regulating cosmetics
	Cosmetics & U.S. Law: How cosmetics are regulated under U.S. laws, and how these laws differ from those in other countries
	Key Legal Concepts of Interstate Commerce, Adulterated, and Misbranded: Some basics from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
	Is It a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (Or Is It Soap?): Legal differences between these product categories
	Current Issues in the Safety and Labeling of Cosmetics Training Video 
	Closed captioning (cc) is available for the following languages : Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean , Portuguese , and Spanish (Help with Captions)
	Microbead-Free Waters Act: What the new law prohibits, why Congress passed this law, when it takes effect, and more
	Prohibited & Restricted Ingredients
	Color Additives Permitted for Use in CosmeticsInformation on Cosmetics Legislation

Letter to the Personal Care Products Council and Independent Cosmetics Manufacturers and Distributors Concerning Proposed Draft Legislation, March 6, 2014
	Letter to the Personal Care Products Council Concerning a Framework for Cosmetics Legislation, September 26, 2013
	U.S. Congress Website: For current information on proposed legislationCommonly Requested Federal Register Notices

Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration, January 5, 2009
	Rulemaking History for OTC Hormone Drug Products

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                        Key Legal Concepts for Cosmetics Industry: Interstate Commerce, Adulterated, and Misbranded
          Regulations Related to Cosmetics from Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR)
          Prohibited & Restricted Ingredients in Cosmetics
          Cosmetics & U.S. Law


                        Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA)
 
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