We are thrilled to announce that SafetyCall International/Pet Poison Helpline has been recognized as a Top Workplace in the Minneapolis Star Tribune for the 14th time! As we celebrate 2024 being our 20th year in business, our team is especially honored to have received this award. We are proud of our exceptional employees who consistently exemplify SafetyCall’s values of …
SafetyCall Attends CHFANOW Vancouver 2024
Earlier this month SafetyCall attended the Canadian Health Food Association’s Natural Organic Wellness (abbreviated CHFA NOW) biannual regulatory conference and tradeshow in Vancouver. We were delighted to see clients and discover a number of new food, cosmetic, and natural health products coming to Canadian and US markets soon.
The one-day regulatory conference highlighted sessions on use of scientific evidence to …
Adverse Event Reporting Now Required for Cosmetic Products
Small Minnesota Company Leads Implementation of New FDA Legislation
It is a little-known business story that sounds too good to be true. A small start-up company from Minneapolis transforms consumer product safety across an entire industry – and then goes on to lead seismic shifts in two additional industries and counting. And it all began with a tainted bottle of …
FDA updates 3500A instructions to provide direction for mandatory cosmetics reporting
FDA released an updated guidance for industry to include instructions on mandatory adverse event reporting for cosmetics. Mandatory reporting was included in the sweeping legislative update for cosmetics last year, passed as part of the appropriations package that was signed into law on December 29th, 2022. These are the most significant changes for the industry since cosmetics initially …
What We Know About MoCRA
The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) is the first major change to FDA’s cosmetics authorities since the passage of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938. Among other changes in requirements, MoCRA establishes the first ever requirement for cosmetic companies to monitor and document all consumer allegations of adverse health effects and report to the FDA …
Dr. Kingston Presenting at Independent Beauty Association’s FDA Cosmetics Regulations Workshop
SafetyCall’s Dr. Rick Kingston will be speaking at this year’s FDA Cosmetics Regulations Workshop held by the Independent Beauty Association. The virtual workshop will feature expert speakers discussing the latest issues and developments within the cosmetic and personal care products industry. Updates will include FDA MoCRA requirements, FDA cosmetic listing, FDA cosmetic facility registration, And other cosmetic labelling requirements and …
SafetyCall’s Formal Affiliation with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
SafetyCall/ Pet Poison Helpline is excited to share that we have entered into a formal affiliation agreement with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (UMN CVM). Our collaborative relationship with the UMN CVM spans over several decades during which we have remained focused on our mutual commitment to graduate day-one-ready veterinarians.
SafetyCall/Pet Poison Helpline helps to prepare the …
SafetyCall Named a Top Workplace for the 13th Year
We are honored to announce that SafetyCall International/Pet Poison Helpline has been recognized as a Top Minnesota Workplace for the 13th year! As we reflect on the past year, we are honored to have amazing employees who exemplify our mission and values of respect, integrity, honesty, trust, compassion, accountability, teamwork, professionalism, and loyalty. The Top Workplace award represents the hard …
SafetyCall Attends The Personal Care Product Council’s (PCPC) Legal & Regulatory Conference
Earlier this month, SafetyCall attended The Personal Care Product Council’s (PCPC) Legal & Regulatory Conference in Quebec City, Canada. The conference was well attended by legal and regulatory leaders within the personal care space, and covered a variety of topics including clean beauty, updates on sunscreen regulations, pending and passed poly- and perfluoroakyl (PFAS) regulations, an address by Dr. Katz …
FDA Food Safety Compliance Initiatives
Presently, although there is no requirement for submitting individual adverse event human case reports involving food products to the FDA the Agency does have the expectation that manufacturers have a strong quality management system in place to document and investigate adverse events. This will allow the manufacturer to identify unexpected new risks or hazards with their distributed food products and …