Fellows' Webinar: Cosmetic Claim Substantiation

Fellows' Webinar: Cosmetic Claim Substantiation
We are pleased to announce this special TOPRA webinar exclusively for Fellows and Honorary Fellows.  Robert Falcone will give us a presentation on the research being done with Hertfordshire University on Cosmetic Claim Substantiation.





Date: 16 March 2022
Time: 15:30–16:30 (GMT)/16:30-17:30 (CET)
Location: Online


Unlike pharmaceuticals in the US, claims in personal care products are usually not reviewed nor require approvals before products are sold in the US market. However, it is not implied that regulators do not monitor the market for miss-representations on such products.  Moreover, since label and advertising approvals are not required to sell cosmetic products in the US, other US agencies will conduct additional oversights. The one, in particular, is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the auspices of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA). Because of this lack of clarity, personal care and cosmetics manufacturers have, on several occasions, trespassed the boundaries on the claims used, resulting in being cited for promoting unsafe/unadulterated products in the US market. 

One of the main reasons for this anomaly is the lack of methodologies for building / setting claims. Neither FDA nor FTC does indicate what to use leverage when considering building suitable cosmetic products claims, which is unlike what it is recommended for prescription products. Although no specific set is recommended for the Cosmetic / Personal Care Industries, FTC has also leveraged Truth in Advertising (TAFTC) to gauge the claims' veracity. Both, FDA and FTC, must use TAFTC very often because one of the major promotional sales significantly is the use of testimonials.

The question arises, how can testimonials be used/leveraged without infringing into the guidance set in TAFTC?

The presentation will share the research work on the Development and Validation of a Consumer-reported outcomes measure to support Label Claims.
 
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  • This event is open only to Fellows and Honorary Fellows.
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When
16/03/2022 15:30 - 16:30
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