Should FDA accept COLIPA solar simulator standards?
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The US Food and Drug Administration should adopt the European Association of Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association's Solar Simulator Standard as part of the agency's Sunscreen Final Monograph (SFM). The SFM's current requirement for solar simulators used to determine sunscreen products' SPF has several serious weaknesses.
Publication Name: Cosmetics and Toiletries
Subject: Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
ISSN: 0361-4387
Year: 1999
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Metals in Personal-Care Products
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Metals found in cosmetics can cause granulomas. This article focuses on aluminum, bismuth and boron. The author describes the toxicology, immunology and skin absorption and reactivity of each metal. The article also includes tables with cosmetic ingredient definitions.
Publication Name: Cosmetics and Toiletries
Subject: Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
ISSN: 0361-4387
Year: 1999
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Standing frim on safety at the CIR
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G.N. McEwen Jr. discusses standards of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review. The program was developed by the Science, Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association to evaluate the safety of cosmetic ingredients.
Publication Name: Cosmetics and Toiletries
Subject: Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
ISSN: 0361-4387
Year: 2000
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