SHIFTING AND VARIED LABELLING RULES ARE MAJOR COMPIANCE CHALLENGE FOR INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY BUSINESS

REGULATIONS affecting what information can, should and cannot be placed on personal care product packaging are among the most demanding of compliance issues facing beauty manufacturers. One reason is that this is both a very international field and a dynamic one – rules change all the time and vary widely from market to market. A good example is a December (2020) ruling at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), where judges ruled that an American cosmetics product sold in Poland unlawfully directed consumers to check a catalogue for information that should have ...


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