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The regulations and legislation for cosmetics packaging have tightened up significantly over the past few years. The demand from consumers and regulatory bodies for improved labelling and clarity has forced manufacturers to include more product information on packaging than ever before. Keeping up with this changing legislation is a constant battle and planning ahead for forthcoming changes is the key to success. This study covers the current legislations in digestible chapters, allowing you to understand and implement these requirements in your organisation.
Find out about:
- The latest International standards for cosmetic and toiletries packaging
- How labelling regulations differ around the world
- What affect the ASEAN harmonised cosmetic regulatory scheme is having on the market
Chapter I: Introduction and methodology
Chapter II: Global overview
- Implications for cosmetic and toiletry packagers / manufacturers/ importers: a comparative analysis
- General provisions
- Labelling requirements
- Declaration of net quantity of contents
- Compliance, enforcement and penalties
Chapter III: International standards for cosmetic and toiletries packaging
- Overview
- European directive on packaging and packaging waste (essential requirements)
- Source reduction
- Recovery standards
- Re-use
- Heavy metals content
- CEN packaging standards
- The Umbrella Standard (EN 13427:2004)
- The Prevention Standard (EN 13428:2004)
- The Reuse Standard (EN 13429:2004)
- The Material Recovery Standard (en 13430:2004)
- The Energy Recovery Standard (en 13431:2004)
Chapter IV: North America, including Canada, Mexico and United States
- Overview
- Cosmetic labelling under the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (FD&C Act)
- The general provisions
- Misbranding
- Form of stating labelling requirements
- Label warnings and statements
- Tamper-resistant packaging
- Designation of ingredients
- Trade secrecy
- Package form
- Principle display panel
- Identity only labelling
- Name & place of business of manufacturer, packer, or distributor
- Declaration of net quantity of contents
- Multiunit packages (assortments in same package)
- Dissimilar products
- Direct mail cosmetics
- Permissible metric - only labelling
- Fill level
- Package design and display
- Labelling
- False and misleading Information
- Mandatory label information
- Claims
- Product identity declaration
- Net quantity declaration
- Location (name & place of business)
- Imported Goods
- Test market products
- Amendments
- Mandatory standards (NOMS)
- Labelling requirements
Chapter V: Europe, including Russia and United Kingdom
- The European Union regulations
- European Union countries
- The council directive 76/768/EEC
- Labelling requirements
- Placement of information
- Mandatory information on packaging
- Method of writing information
- Responsibilities of packers and importers in the marking of packages
- Trade secrecy
- Amendments to Directive 76/768/EEC
- Duty of packers and importers to mark packages
- The Weights and Measures Act(Packaged Goods Regulations)
- The average system
- The three packer's rules
- Duties as to checking, documentation and suitable equipment
- The E-mark
- Marking requirements
- Certification
Chapter VI: Asia Pacific, including Australia, China, Japan and India
- Chinese labelling requirements
- Regulatory reform in Japan
- Cosmetics and quasi drugs
- Labelling guidelines under PAL
- Manner of labelling
- The standard of weights and measures act, 1976
- Deceptive packaging
- Misbranded cosmetics
- Spurious cosmetics
- Sale and distribution of cosmetics & toiletries in packaged form
- Exemptions
- Packed cosmetics imported into India
- Price tags and stickers
- Offences and penalties
- Scope
- Exempt cosmetic products
- Labelling
- Name and address
- Measurement
- Ingredient listing
- Character sizing
- Quantity measurement
- Permissible units of measurement
- Special labelling provisions
- Articles packed in sheets
- Marking of width or thickness when it directly affects price
Chapter VII: ASEAN
- ASEAN harmonised cosmetic regulatory scheme
- ASEAN cosmetic directive
- Safety requirements
- Ingredient listings
- Labelling of cosmetic products
- Complete ingredient listing