Saturday, March 21, 2026

Tag: cosmetics

New Zealand to ban PFAS in cosmetics

While the New Zealand EPA determined that cosmetics manufactured in the country were mostly free of PFAS, 90 percent of the cosmetics sold in the country are imported.

New study finds toxic PFAS in hundreds of commonly used cosmetics...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a highly persistent and potentially toxic class of more than 4,700 chemical compounds, were present in most cosmetic products purchased

California bans animal-tested cosmetics from the market

“I am proud that California is the first state in the nation to take a stand against cruel cosmetic animal testing.”

Victory! Australia Bans Cosmetic Animal Testing Nationwide

Starting July 2017, Australia will ban cosmetics which have been tested on animals as well as any products containing ingredients that have been tested on animals.

POPULAR

Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails

The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.

State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring

Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.

The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace

Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.