Cosmetic regulations update at EFfCI annual meeting.

* The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) held its annual conference in November at the Chateau de Montvillargenne in Chantilly, France.

Bernard Brancq, president of Seppic, opened the conference which included presentations such as "The Future of the Cosmetics Legislation" presented by Sylvia Borrachi and Peter Ungeheuer and "Innovation in the Cosmetics Industry" by Karl Lintner all from Sederma. Another major topic for the cosmetic raw material suppliers "How to deal with REACH?" was presented by Ruxandra Cana, legal advisor to EFfCI.

The second day was opened by a speech about the Japanese market and its legal situation from Shigeru Sekine, president of the Japan Cosmetic Suppliers Association. It was followed by Annelie Struessmann's presentation that provided insight on the cosmetic regulations of Asia's biggest economies. The conference ended with a lecture on "Safety Assessment without Animal Tests" by Walter Aulman from Henkel.

"The event was a real success, over 80 participants have enjoyed the quality of the presentations," said Mr. Brancq, "We are looking forward to next year's conference, as our association is increasingly recognized and is becoming more and more the point of reference of the European cosmetic ingredients industry."

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