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Australian industry association proposes labelling changes

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06/09/2010

Be aware of illegal and counterfeit products

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25/08/2010

New Drug Threat Packaged as Bath Salts

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20/08/2010

Which? Magazine: “10 products you don’t need”

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29/07/2010

US Campaign: “The story of cosmetics"

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27/07/2010

New guide answers parents’ questions about the safety of cosmetics and toiletries

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25/05/2010

Worried about cosmetic talc?

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28/04/2010

Rise in skin cancer in the elderly

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01/04/2010

Hair colorants safety and the liver

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24/03/2010

Facts About Chemicals launches on thefactsabout to address consumer confusion

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23/02/2010

Thefactsabout is now on Twitter!

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12/02/2010

Industry responds to launch of new i-Phone application on cosmetic ingredients

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14/01/2010

‘Brazilian’ hair straightening products

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08/12/2009

Environmental Working Group report on umbilical cord blood

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03/12/2009

Human fat and cosmetics

Human tissue is prohibited for use in cosmetics. Read more…
20/11/2009

515 chemicals a day on a woman’s face

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19/11/2009

Botox treatments - not cosmetic products

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05/11/2009

Danish EPA campaign

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26/10/2009

Safety of anti-ageing products

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08/10/2009

Chemicals in Cosmetics - Channel 5 News

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16/09/2009

The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) is an association of manufacturers of cosmetic, toiletry and perfumery products, founded in 1945 to promote the interests of members, primarily with government. That remit has now extended to include the European Commission and many other regulatory bodies, national and international groups.

Members are manufacturers (full members), raw material suppliers and suppliers of services (associate members). Our Council is made up of senior industry representatives from small, medium, large and multi-national companies. Activities are funded through membership subscriptions.

The focus of our work centres on scientific, regulatory and legislative issues. We have a constant dialogue with the UK Government and this process is repeated at European level through COLIPA, the European trade body and internationally through an extensive network of national association contacts.

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The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) is the voice of the cosmetic, toiletry and perfumery industry in the UK. Our members vary from small and medium-sized companies to large multi-nationals and include manufacturers, raw material suppliers and service providers.

Our primary goal is to promote good working practice to ensure that consumers are provided with the very best products. To this end, we co-ordinate the industry's viewpoint on key issues such as science, innovation and safety and maintain an open dialogue with government, both at UK and European level, as well as with international regulatory authorities and key opinion formers.

CTPA recognises that the consumer has a right to understand the processes that industry and the regulatory bodies go through to ensure the safety and efficacy of cosmetic and toiletry products. Over the years we have steadily increased our focus on providing the public with direct access to the industry's perspective and progress on safety, science and innovation.

In April 2008 we launched our consumer information website, www.thefactsabout.co.uk, which provides scientific facts about common ingredients used in cosmetics and the industry's perspective on common safety questions as well as information on how products are regulated to ensure safety and efficacy.

Further information on the work of the CTPA is available from our main website www.ctpa.org.uk which also houses the full set of legislation under 'Cosmetic regulations'.