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Everything you need to know California has a new regulation called CFFIRKA or SB312. CFFIRKA stands for Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act and was passed September
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The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) and the President of the American Academy of Dermatology respond to claims made in the Wall Street Journal article “Sunscreen Chemicals Accumulate in Body
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The FDA has issued a fresh warning to consumers about the risks of having a tattoo. The regulator has launched the ‘think before you ink’ campaign to highlight the risk
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Janet Winter is featured in the March 2017 issue of COSMEGRAM, pages 10 and 11, the publication for the Society of Cosmetic Chemists with her article on Microbeads. https://caliscc.org/images/downloads/cosmegrams/2017-03-cosmegram.pdf
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