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Paula advises clients ranging from food and beverage companies to food packaging providers to agricultural organizations. She offers counsel on regulations regarding labeling, packaging, and ingredient requirements, as well as local policies such as California’s Proposition 65. Paula also provides policy reviews and advice on how potential policy changes may affect client businesses.

As we previously discussed, MoCRA requires cosmetic product manufacturer and processors to register their facilities with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On August 7, 2023, FDA announced that it had published a draft guidance on cosmetic product facility registration and product listings, as required under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA). The draft guidance intends to help the industry by providing relevant requirements and definitions, explaining who is responsible for making submissions, what details to include, and how and when to make the submissions. It also provides information on exemptions, such as those for certain small businesses.