MoCRA Registrants Encouraged by Glimpse into Cosmetics Direct Portal But Apprehensions Remain

Jessica O’Connell’s commentary was included in an article from HBW Insight covering the launch of an electronic system by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in coming weeks for cosmetics manufacturers to register facilities and list products as required by new cosmetics regulations. The article also explores the potential challenges faced by companies in getting required information submitted to the system.

Jessica observed, “Some of the questions that I’ve gotten are just things that [will be answered] either when the pilot companies start using this or once companies start using this themselves. Things like the ability to start and stop, the ability to transfer information, how to enter ingredients. There’s a kind of search tool for certain ingredient names, but how comprehensive will that be? What will happen if there are ingredients that aren’t in the search tool? So there are certain things that I think companies really can’t tell for sure by looking at the screenshots.”