CTPA - Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association

The CTPA is delighted to announce that Dr Emma Meredith, Director-General, has been awarded an OBE in His Majesty's New Years Honours list for services to Business and Consumers. Emma, a pharmacist by profession, has worked at CTPA for over 20 years and was Director of Science at the Association for many years before being appointed Director-General in 2019. On receiving the accolade, Dr Emma Meredith said: “I am extremely honoured and humbled to receive such a prestigious award in the New Year’s Honours list. This came as such a wonderful surprise and I am still rather overwhelmed! This is, however, most definitely testament to the incredible work the CTPA Team does and for all its successes. I would like to thank all of my colleagues at CTPA, past and present. It is a joy to know and work with them. I would also like to thank all of the Chairs, Vice-chairs, Treasurers, Board members, members and consultants during my time at CTPA for their help and advice. On a personal level, I would like to pay tribute to my beloved late parents and my three fabulous sisters and their families for their unfailing love and belief; and to my dear friends for their encouragement and support.   With a background in, and a passion for, science, I am proud to work in an industry deeply grounded in science and innovation and which produces products that are absolutely critical to everyday life for our hygiene, health and wellbeing. It is a privilege to represent the cosmetics and personal care industry and those who work in it. To receive such recognition for a job I absolutely love is beyond my expectation.” CTPA wishes Emma many congratulations on receiving this award in recognition of her work at the CTPA. #CTPA #NY25Honours #OBE #cosmeticsregulation #cosmeticsscience #sustainability #CTPAmembership

CTPA was pleased to welcome the Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control (SDIFDC), China, in London. The SDIFDC delegation was keen to learn about the UK Cosmetics Regulation and how it differs from the EU. The visit provided a great opportunity for CTPA to introduce its China Working Group and share insights on the latest scientific developments around non-animal methodologies in the UK. CTPA was delighted to learn about SDIFDC’s activities and is looking forward to future collaborations and knowledge sharing. #UKcosmeticsregulation #SDIFDC #cosmeticscience #NAMS

2024 – that was the year that was! It was a momentous year – a General Election called early, a new Government from a different party for 14 years, challenges domestically and globally. Throughout it all, CTPA has been working with and for industry. 👉 Read my end of year blog post where I am very pleased to share just some of the highlights of 2024 from across the CTPA Team: https://lnkd.in/eDtgDs7K I would like to thank all of the CTPA Teamfor their incredible work throughout the year.  May I also take this opportunity to thank all members for their support this year, both to myself and to the CTPA Team. We all appreciate the advice and expertise. Sending all good wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a relaxing break. May 2025 be a healthy, happy and successful year for you all. #CTPAAgendaforgovernment #cosmeticsregulation #cosmeticsscience #sustainability #CTPAmembership

We would like to thank all of our members for their support throughout 2024 and hope you have a restful holiday and that 2025 is a happy, healthy and successful year for you. The CTPA offices will be closed from 12.00 on Tuesday 24 December 2024 to Wednesday 1 January 2025 inclusive, re-opening on Thursday 2 January 2025.

📢 Discover CTPA’s Scientific Team Roundup on most FAQs in 2024 To wrap up the year, Caroline Rainsford, Director of Science, and Francesca Rapolla, Scientific Affairs Manager, sat down to discuss our members’ most frequently asked questions to the Scientific Team for this year. 👉Discover a sample of these videos with everything you need to know about TPO or Tea Tree Oil: https://lnkd.in/d9J7msm4 https://lnkd.in/dqxSDYi5 👉 CTPA members can access further videos on CTPA members website (access via https://www.ctpa.org.uk/) in the coming days in the "news" section! Make sure you register for the "CTPA Resources" Issue tracker on https://lnkd.in/dGcHP8Wy and opt-in for instant notification and weekly/monthly digest on https://lnkd.in/dkaY6cqC #cosmeticsingredients #cosmeticscience #cosmeticsregulation

Welcome to Our New CTPA Members 2024! 2024 was a busy time for membership relations with many memberships enquiries and meetings during the year. A warm welcome again to the new companies who have joined CTPA this year! 🎉 👋 👏 AdverCheck Ltd Annel Ashbury Global BASF CIRS Group (Consulting) Connect 4 Compliance DONNINGTON LABORATORIES LIMITED Dr.PAWPAW E.L.F. BEAUTY EUROPEAN FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES (EFF) Herrco Cosmetics Natural Looks Trading Ltd t/a Mayfield Labs Russell Regulatory Consulting Sweet Squared Taylored Consulting The Cosmetic Consultancy Ltd Zidac Laboratories Int. 👉 For any enquiry about CTPA membership and services, please contact Julia Hewitt, Membership Officer at jhewitt@ctpa.org.uk https://lnkd.in/e9M4aUhN #Cosmeticsindustry #tradeassociation #membership

What an important day for CTPA and our incredible industry! This morning I had the utter delight of officially launching the CTPA Agenda for Government (#CTPAAgendaforGovernment) at a fabulous breakfast reception in the UK Parliament, kindly hosted by the Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP (Conservative).  I had the honour of welcoming to the historic Churchill Room over 100 attendees, including MPs, Government representatives, regulators, industry stakeholders and senior business representatives from the cosmetics, personal care and beauty sector. Many thanks to all our guests for joining us! I hope you had an amazing time and that the discussions on the critical issues affecting our indispensable industry will continue well beyond this event. 🙏 May I especially thank our host Caroline Nokes and our other wonderful speakers: CTPA Chair Thierry Cheval, The Lord Chris Fox (Liberal Democrat spokesperson on business and economy), Chi Onwurah (Labour) and for the support of Carolyn Harris (Labour). Thank you to all CTPA Agenda for Government Ambassadors who were hosting networking discussions in the room around our five pillars: Essentiality; Regulation; Science; Sustainability; and Business, for their invaluable contribution today - and every day. Chris Barron, Sam Farmer, Andrew Field, Sue Fox, Lee Gelderd, Parminder Kaur, Amanda Long, Gillian Marsh, jim thomas, Agnieszka Trzesicka, Bas Vorsteveld, Nico Shaw Núñez, Caroline Rainsford, Carys Ayton-Smith. Last, but definitely not least, a huge thank you to the CTPA Communications and Marketing team: Heloise Prieur, Eleanor O'Connor, Julia Hewitt and to our public affairs consultant Graham McMillan for all their extraordinary help and passion in organising this successful event. 📢 CTPA’s Agenda for Government contains the set of proposals from the cosmetics, personal care and beauty sector to help the industry grow sustainably in the next five years and beyond. As mentioned, it covers five pillars: Essentiality, Regulation, Science, Sustainability and Business. Don’t hesitate to contact me or the CTPA team to discuss any of these topics and key asks. 👉 Download our press release here: https://lnkd.in/dRNruU_n 👉 Read CTPA’s Agenda for Government here: https://lnkd.in/dAek-CZj #CTPAAgendaforgovernment #Cosmeticsindustry #Cosmeticscience #CosmeticsRegulation #Sustainability #UKBusiness

📢 PRESS RELEASE ALERT: CTPA launches Agenda for Government Supported by New Research at Parliamentary Reception As the voice of the UK cosmetics, personal care and beauty industry in the UK, CTPA today formally launched its ‘Agenda for Government’, supported by new research from Opinium, at a Parliamentary reception in the Palace of Westminster. The event was hosted by the Rt Hon Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP and was attended by MPs, Government representatives, regulators, industry stakeholders and senior business representatives from the cosmetics and personal care sector. CTPA’s Agenda for Government contains the set of proposals from the cosmetics, personal care and beauty sector to help the industry grow sustainably in the next five years and beyond. It covers five pillars: Essentiality, Regulation, Science, Sustainability and Business. 👉 Read the full press release here : https://lnkd.in/eHMjpWS7 Photo below of CTPA Director-General Dr Emma Meredith and CTPA Chair Thierry Cheval #CTPAAgendaforgovernment #Cosmeticsindustry #Cosmeticscience #CosmeticsRegulation #Sustainability #UKBusiness

📢 Upgraded CTPA e-Learning on the Safety Assessment for Cosmetic Products CTPA is launching an upgraded version of its e-learning course on the safety assessment for cosmetic products by adding new modules on relevant topics. 👉 Visit https://lnkd.in/et2sGJ5U This e-learning course provides a thorough overview of the safety assessment for cosmetic products, starting from the requirements to compile the Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR), to the calculation of the Margin of Safety, overview of hazard and exposure assessment. Modules newly added to the existing portfolio include: 👉 What Trading Standards expects when inspecting a Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR): this module provides insight from Trading Standards (the UK enforcement authority) as to what they expect to see when inspecting a CPSR, also outlining some case studies based on their experience. 👉 Safety of nanomaterials: this section explains the challenges and different approaches taken in the safety assessment of nanomaterials. 👉 Environmental Safety Assessment: this module introduces environmental safety assessment, from why it is important to carry out environmental safety assessment, the basic principles of environmental safety assessment, overview of hazard and exposure assessment and risk characterisation. This course is open to anyone in CTPA member and non-member companies involved in cosmetic product development, including - but not limited to: formulation technologists, technical managers, regulatory managers, as well as safety assessors and toxicologists. Fee : £120 + VAT for members ;  £150 + VAT for non-members NB: people who purchased access to this training in the past can access the new modules without the need to re-purchase the training. 👉 Visit https://lnkd.in/et2sGJ5U #cosmeticsafety #cosmetics #safetyassessment #elearning #tradeassociation #training

Caroline Rainsford, CTPA's Director of Science and Chair of the Cosmetics Committee at the UK National Standards Body, British Standards Institution (BSI), attended the 2024 ISO - International Organization for Standardization Plenary Meeting in Monaco last week, ensuring that the UK is represented in the development of Standards for cosmetics globally. Thank you to AMNOR, the Monegasque Association for Standardization, for helping to host this successful event. #cosmeticstandards #cosmetics #personalcare #ISO #BSI