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Cosmetic regulatory activities in the United States: past, present and future
Author(s) -
Eiermann Heinz J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1978.tb03763.x
Subject(s) - cosmetics , business , food and drug administration , medicine , consumer safety , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental health , hazard , chemistry , pathology , organic chemistry
To protect consumers from unsafe or deceptively labeled cosmetics, the Food and Drug Administration promulgates regulations, conducts factory inspections, investigates marketed products, evaluates consumer complaints, maintains registries of voluntarily submitted formulation and adverse reaction information, and carries out analytical, microbiological and lexicological studies. There has been a significant shift in program priorities from surveillance activities to scientific research and the determination of systemic hazards to health. Major scientific efforts involve studies to determine the dermal toxicity of cosmetics, develop methods for predicting the efficacy of preservatives, and answer questions about the skin penetration and carcinogenicity of nitrosodiethanolamine. A further issue of concern is the carcinogenic hazard of hair dyes.