Vietnam’s Ministry of Health suspends distribution of 30 beauty products amid tidal wave of counterfeit goods
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health’s Department of Medicine Management has suspended the distribution of more than 30 beauty products as part of its ongoing compliance drive, aimed at halting the tidal wave of counterfeit cosmetics flooding the market, according to a...
Ansell files third condom lawsuit against Reckitt Benckiser
There’s been a clash between two condom titans following the patent infringement lawsuit brought by Ansell Holdings against Reckitt Benckiser. The Australian firm is suing Reckitt Benckiser for a patent infringement regarding the Durex RealFeel condom, which Ansell...
Kanebo settles in skin-whitening suit
Kanebo has settled a class action bought in Yokohama, Japan. Some 17 women were seeking ¥370 million in compensation after experiencing an adverse reaction to the company’s skin whitening range, according to a report published by The Japan Times. The women filed the...
Colourmix retailer fined over counterfeit Bioderma make-up remover
Hong Kong-based beauty retailer Colourmix has been fined HK$160,000 for selling counterfeit Bioderma make-up remover across eight of its stores. There were a total of 481 counterfeit bottles from the French cosmetics company in the batch with Magistrate Amy Chan...
PETA: New Chinese regulations will effectively end animal testing requirement for non-special use cosmetics
PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo has issued a statement in response to a new regulation issued by China's Food and Drug Administration's (CFDA), which allows certain new cosmetics to undergo a simplified registration process with the Shanghai Food and Drug...
New Zealand to usher in microbead ban
New Zealand will ban the sale of cosmetics containing microbeads from July 2018, according to a report published by the New Zealand Herald. Environment Minister Nick Smith announced the measure, stating that the government had decided to act on microbeads, and not...
Chinese Jala Group develops artificial Asian skin for cosmetic testing
Chinese Jala Group is using 3D bioprinting technology to produce synthetic Asian skin for cosmetic testing purposes, according to a report published by 3ders.org. The artificial skin boasts a dermis and epidermis and is designed to test the safety, effectiveness and...
W.Lab sues Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara for copyright infringement
Korean cosmetics company W.Lab has countersued Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara over an image that has been used on the company’s W-Honey Beam Cushion make-up compact. Nara initially contacted W.Lab requesting it recall the product due to the imagery being too similar...
Shisiedo suffers data breach affecting 420,000 Japanese customers
Some 420,000 Japanese consumers have become the latest victim of data theft, after Shiseido’s online security was breached, according to a report published by SC Magazine. The brand’s online shopping facility, which is overseen by subsidiary IPSA, has warned that...
South Korea to fine manufacturers who test on animals
South Korea will fine manufacturers and retailers of cosmetics found to be tested on animals, according to a report published by Yonhap News. The new regulation, which was announced in December 2015, will prohibit the sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals...
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