Aussie Regulator ID’s Underpreserved Cosmetics As Adverse-Event Contributor
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission says that 30% of all consumer product injury reports it received in the past year were associated with cosmetics, which it partially attributes to inadequate product preservation. In addition to promoting good manufacturing practices, the ACCC will be surveying cosmetic product labeling on a continuing basis.
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