FDA Cosmetic Labeling Guidelines

FDA can deem cosmetic products as misbranded if the cosmetics fail to comply with FDA and FPLA labeling requirements

Critical Legal Issues for the Cosmetics Industry: Interstate Commerce, Adulterated, and Misbranded

Cosmetics are regulated by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. FDA’s primary focus on whether the cosmetics have been adulterated or misbranded.

FDA Warning Letters Can Cause Cosmetic Companies to Lose Revenue and Face Substantial Fines

FDA might classify your cosmetics product as a new drug if you make disease claims for your cosmetics product. FDA also requires that you substantiate your claims and have safe ingredients

Avoid common FDA mistakes marketing health products

Avoid these common FDA mistakes marketing health products: communicating with FDA without legal counsel, making disease claims, misunderstanding the rules.

Cosmetic or drug? Claims matter for body sculpting and slimming products

Cosmetic or drug? Claims matter for body sculpting and slimming products, and all health and wellness products.

FDA rules say a cosmetic is sometimes just a cosmetic – and sometimes a “drug”

To paraphrase Freud, sometimes a cosmetic is just a cosmetic – and sometimes it’s a drug.... Which is it—drug or cosmetic? The answer, FDA says, depends on intended use.