Cosmetics
Label and Content Review
Fee: $349 / product
In Great Britain, the cosmetic label carries the name and address of the Responsible Person in the UK. The Responsible Person keeps a product information file (PIF) in English for each product and retains it for 10 years after the last batch; the file includes a safety report prepared by a qualified safety assessor.
Who Is Obligated?
The product’s Responsible Person in the UK and brands placing products on the Great Britain market.
What We Do
- We review your label against GB cosmetics rules.
- We report gaps in the Responsible Person details, ingredient list and warning statements.
- We prepare the corrected English label text.
What You Receive
- Review report
- Corrected label text
UK Cosmetic Label and Content Review Application
Product, Responsible Person and ingredient list details plus label files for reviewing your cosmetic labels against UK rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Whose name and address must appear on the label?
- The name and address of the Responsible Person in the UK. The details of the Responsible Person in the EU are not sufficient for a product sold in Great Britain.
- Does the label review also cover the product information file?
- The review focuses on the label: the Responsible Person details, the ingredient list and the warning statements. The product information file (PIF) and the safety report are the Responsible Person’s obligation; in our UK Responsible Person service, we check that these documents are complete.
- How long is the product information file retained?
- The Responsible Person keeps a product information file in English for each product and retains it for 10 years after the last batch. The file includes a safety report prepared by a qualified safety assessor.
- What do we receive at the end of the review?
- A review report showing the gaps and the corrected English label text.
Sources: GOV.UK: Making cosmetic products available in Great Britain; Regulation 1223/2009 (GB), Article 4.