Outsourcing and Services

The EU deadline for a full marketing ban on animal-tested cosmetic products is approaching. While experts debate whether alternative in vitro and in vivo methods will be ready in time, many believe that in the long run alternatives to animal testing, which are able to take human variation into account, will help develop our understanding of why certain ingredients provoke certain reactions

Some Chinese manufacturers package and label samples of hazardous chemicals as non-hazardous substances to avoid additional cost and paperwork. SampleRite can help chemical companies ensure all samples from China are dispatched with the correct paperwork economically

On the occasion of the 11th International Sun Protection Conference, testing companies Q-Lab, Labsphere and HelioScreen hosted a one-day seminar on measuring sun protection through in vitro SPF and UVA protection testing

Sourcing packaging is a key reason to visit HBA (28-30 June 2011). Highlights at this year's event included new airless packaging concepts, foamers and creative make-up brushes, with an emphasis on convenience for both manufacturer and consumer

Designers Steve Gibbons, Jonathan Ford and Marc Rosen discuss packaging trends with sustainability, creativity, brand decluttering and social media emerging as notable influences

The UK's new Bribery Act applies not only to UK-based companies but also to those carrying on business in the UK, and to any persons 'associated' with such a business, including employees, agents and joint venture partners. Companies must therefore implement urgently a compliance programme to minimise the risk of bribery - which may be corrupt payments, lavish hospitality or small, unofficial payments - being undertaken on their behalf

X-Rite’s Lucie Matuskova discusses colour cosmetics using modern instrumental methods, covering the key elements of determining colour: people and instruments; objects and samples; and light source

Far from being a secondary part of the packaging, applicators now play an increasingly important role in the finished product, as Emma Reinhold discovers

Just a few years ago the concept of temporary retail was deemed somewhat revolutionary and was even perceived to be a threat to the future of traditional stores. Nadia Di Martino reports on the evolution and the future of pop-up shops

Classic clinical trials are usually insufficient to support the kind of claims associated with stem cell activity. Margret Ebauer introduces novel in vitro tools for evaluating the effects of such cosmetic actives