The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a final guidance for the cosmetic industry titled “Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products.” This guidance aims to help companies with the registration and listing process required by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA). It includes a draft section in Appendix B with new questions and answers, open for public comment. The guidance underscores that small businesses are exempt from these regulations and invites comments to be submitted by January 13, 2025.
Simple Explanation
The FDA has a new guide to help cosmetic companies understand how to register their products and places they make them, like factories, according to a law from 2022. The guide also asks for people's opinions on some questions they plan to answer in the future.