FDA REVIEWING REGULATORY STATUS OF ALPHA HYDROXY ACID PRODUCTS
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA REVIEWING REGULATORY STATUS OF ALPHA HYDROXY ACID PRODUCTS to determine if they should be regulated as drugs or cosmetics. Commenting on the issue at the Food & Drug Law Institute's Annual Educational Conference Dec. 15, FDA Office of Cosmetics and Colors Acting Director John Bailey, PhD, explained that "the question here is: are these products drugs or cosmetics? This, of course, depends primarily upon the intended use as established through labeling; however,...another factor [that] can be considered is the actual effect, if any, upon the structure and function of the body."