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How Cosmetics Companies Can Avoid MoCRA Compliance Pitfalls and Litigation, Global Cosmetic Industry

07. Juni 2024

For decades, the US cosmetics industry has operated under relatively lenient standards, leading to varied implementations of safety and compliance measures.

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA)—a response to growing demands for enhanced product safety and transparency and more stringent regulatory oversight—seeks to remedy these inconsistencies by enforcing standardized safety protocols and enhancing accountability with respect to cosmetic products sold in the United States.

Yet, despite MoCRA’s efforts to clarify and standardize regulations, and even though its requirements have only been in effect for a handful of months, cosmetics companies have already started to encounter specific pitfalls that threaten their compliance status and expose them to potential legal (and even litigation) risks.

Partner Rachel Raphael and co-author Marcha Isabelle Chaudry, Esq. of The Equity and Wellness Collaborative address these risks in Global Cosmetic Industry.

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