ICCR Finalizing Nanotech, Trace Impurities Reports Following 6th Meeting
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Regulators from the U.S., the EU, Canada and Japan are working to finalize reports on nanomaterials, trace impurities and animal testing alternatives following the sixth meeting of the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation. The regulators came to agreements on the reports at the July 10-13 meeting in Rockville, Md., and will hammer out the details before releasing the reports this fall.
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