European Certifiers Unveil COSMOS Standard For Natural/Organic Cosmetics
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
After a lengthy development process, key certification groups in Europe have pooled their resources and harmonized their criteria to create COSMOS, a new option for personal-care firms looking to distinguish their natural and organic products.
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