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                Potential Contaminants in Cosmetics

Potential Contaminants in Cosmetics

                        1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct
          Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Cosmetics
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          Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and CosmeticsPotential Contaminants in Cosmetics Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Cosmetics
  
  	
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    PrintBovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle. The resources below provide safety and regulatory information on BSE and cosmetics, as well as other FDA-regulated products.

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	All About "Mad" Cow DiseaseRegulatory Resources

Final Rule: Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics (adoption of interim final rule as final with amendments)
	March 17, 2016Final Rule: Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing Material From Cattle
	October 11, 2006
	Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations, 700.27 Use of Prohibited Cattle Materials in Cosmetic Products
	October 11 2006Exports

Exporting CosmeticsImports and Domestic Products

Import Alert #17-04, Detention Without Physical Examination of Bulk Shipments of High-risk Bovine Tissue from BSE Countries--Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy May 20, 2003
	Cosmetics Compliance Program: Import and Domestic 3/15/2010 (PDF 310 KB)
	Imported CosmeticsRisk Assessments

An Evaluation of the Risk of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease from Exposure to Cattle-Derived Protein Used in Cosmetics
	July 14, 2004
	An Evaluation of the Risk of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease from Exposure to Cattle-Derived Protein Used in Cosmetics: Federal Register, Notice of Availability
	July 14, 2004

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                        1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct
          Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Cosmetics
          Lead in Cosmetics
          Microbiological Safety and Cosmetics
 
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