In December of 2022, through the legislative process that approves the budget, the US Federal Government passed the first ever substantial health protective cosmetics-related amendment to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) since its enactment in 1938. The problem has been, from both industry pushback and political push back, nothing has been implemented (yet). Finally, on March 8th, 2024 HR 4366 delivered FDA Funding for MoCRA. The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) creates a comprehensive regulatory framework that imposes new FDA registration and listing requirements, labeling rules, enforcement authority, and good manufacturing practices (GMP) requirements, among other regulatory obligations, on cosmetic manufacturers. I wrote more about that here (1) and FDA provides a summary here (2). Let’s look at what this new funding means for us as consumers. First-Ever FDA Funding for MoCRA Implementation Beautycounter positively shared: the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill that includes $7 million in funding for the FDA to support the implementation of MoCRA, was signed into law. As a partner with Beautycounter, I have advocated for Federal support and proper implementation of cosmetics regulatory reforms. And while we are energized to continue to fight for more policies that […]
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