Cosmetics & Personal Care | Monthly bulletin | July 2022
Support your multi-sourcing process
The cosmetic industry is being confronted with an increasing demand for raw materials, following a period of slower activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These materials are difficult to obtain, not only due to global crises such as COVID-19 and political conflict, but also various warehouse fires in Europe, all of which have impacted the transport and distribution chain.
Sourcing and securing raw materials is therefore a major challenge for all manufacturers in the cosmetic sector. To prevent the economic consequences of these disruptions, many are looking to establish sources elsewhere and switch supply chains locally.
However, the addition of new supply sources complicates the development process of a cosmetic product.
The Regulatory Affairs Officer and Toxicologist Teams at Eurofins C&PC Regulatory & Toxicology can provide you with personalised support during your multi-sourcing process, including:
- Validation of the material according to your blacklist and the reference material
- Approval/evaluation of the new source
- Updating regulatory documents, such as the Product information File, Material certificates, etc.
- Possible revision of the product safety assessment.
Further expanding our clinical study capabilities in Guangzhou, China
The Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care network has completed a new extension of its Guangzhou clinical laboratory to further support its growth in China. In line with the companies’ strategy, China remains a key growth market for innovative and strong regulated products.
The new extension is fitted out with fully optimised equipment, controlled areas, archive rooms, and more, allowing for high accuracy and efficiency. The expanded facility is designed to be agile in response to the rapid increase of business in the clinical testing sphere, to best serve all local, regional and global customers.
ISO 9001 and CMA (China Metrology Accreditation) certified, with a NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) testing system (NMPA code 20210293), the laboratory offers clinical safety and efficacy tests for cosmetics in compliance with the Chinese regulation, “Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics”.
Our strong and comprehensive capabilities in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Dongguan enable us to support the fast-growing demand and ever-changing Chinese beauty industry.
Eurofins C&PC Awarded Silver and Gold medals in EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility assessment
Several of the laboratories in the Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care network have been awarded silver and gold medals to signify their EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The EcoVadis assessment evaluates how well a company has integrated the principles of CSR into its business and management systems. It examines categories including environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement, and assesses the performance of companies across multiple sectors.
Our teams continue to work incredibly hard to achieve our ambitious sustainability goals and we are extremely proud that our commitments to the this and the environment, ethics and equality are recognised.
