Natrue and QAI Work on Recognition Agreement

Natrue, an interest grouping of international cosmetic manufacturers, who have developed their own ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ standards, are working on a mutual recognition agreement with Quality Assurance International (QAI) in the US, to ensure that products complying with the Natrue or NSF/ANSI 305 ‘made with organic’ standard will be recognised by both bodies. The alliance is to cut costs and save time for manufacturers, according to the Natrue General Secretary.

Natrue was launched last year and 120 products have been certified already. Natrue represent cosmetic companies such as Lavera, Logona, Primavera, Read more

Personal Care Products Council: Resisting Regulation

The Personal Care Product’s Council (PCPC) was founded in 1894 (as the Cosmetics Toiletry and Fragrance Association or CTFA) and is the leading trade association for the personal care products industry, representing the companies with the most sales of personal care products in the U.S.¹ One of their stated aims is to protect “the freedom of the industry to compete in a fair and responsible marketplace”¹ The association also claim to be committed to ensuring that cosmetic products are safe for consumers, “accomplished by promoting voluntary industry self-regulation.”¹ Over the years the CTFA has strongly opposed attempts to overturn self-regulation and re-iterated the argument that cosmetics are safe, the industry’s voluntary Read more