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How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
This independent report sets out recommendations to protect people who choose cosmetic surgery.
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
We are seeking your views on what procedures should be in scope of the licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.
People and businesses are invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer as thousands complain of ‘botched’ procedures.
The purpose of this committee was to assess existing arrangements for ensuring the quality and safety of cosmetic interventions.The committee's work has concluded. It published its final report in April 2013 that sets out recommendations to protect people who choose...
Guidance for businesses on Regulation 2009/1223 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
Product Safety Report for Caro White Intensive Care Lightening Beauty Cream sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
How practitioners and businesses can comply with the Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021.
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
Help available and steps you should take if you have a medical emergency or are hospitalised abroad, including for planned treatment.
Seeking views on the UK’s proposed ban on the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
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