This article aims to give an overview of how cosmetic products are regulated in the US, Canada, Australia, and ASEAN countries. These countries were chosen as they regulate cosmetics through post market surveillance and not through premarket testing.
We have tried to highlight some of the similarities and differences between these regulations and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. The final part of this article looks at what you may need to consider when formulating for these markets.
The US
In the US the two most important laws that apply to cosmetics are the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and Fair Packaging and Labelling Act. The Food and Drug Administration an agency of the US government regulates cosmetics on a federal level. Some US states have also enacted state legislation that applies to cosmetic products sold within that state.
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