Our experience acquired in the pharmaceutical industry stands us in good stead for our work in the Health and Beauty Care industries, encompassing consumer products ranging from sunscreen, toothpaste, and cosmetics, through to vitamins and nutritional supplements.
Regulatory requirements in this sector are under continual review and the trend has been toward more stringent control.
For products sold in the EU, they must meet the standards of EU Regulation 1223/2009 that requires manufacturers to hold information on the qualitative and quantitative composition of the product, including the physico-chemical and microbiological specifications of the raw materials and the finished product, and the purity and microbiological control criteria of the cosmetic product.
We have experience in testing a wide range of products and their raw materials for regulatory and safety compliance.
Explore some of the techniques we commonly use for the testing of Health & Beauty Products: