The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Banned substances found in over 140 cosmetic products sold in France French authorities have discovered over 140 cosmetic products containing banned substances after an inquiry was launched on the back of a blacklist containing 1,000 'worrying' items published by a leading consumer group. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171027/banned-substances-found-in-over-140-cosmetic-products-sold-in-france Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:21:27 +0200 banned-substances-found-in-over-140-cosmetic-products-sold-in-france French public warned to avoid 'toxic lip balms' Lip balm users have been warned by a leading French consumer group about the dangers of smearing their lips with the product after their tests found that certain balms contained toxic substances. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170926/warning-french-consumers-toxic-lip-balms-cosmetics Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:13:43 +0200 warning-french-consumers-toxic-lip-balms-cosmetics France to probe 1,000 'worrying' high-street cosmetic products French authorities are set to investigate 1,000 cosmetic products that were included on a black list published by a leading French consumers group because they contain "undesirable" substances. The list included items by popular brands such as L'Oréal and Head&Shoulders. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170613/france-to-probe-1000-worrying-cosmetics-products Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:25:12 +0200 france-to-probe-1000-worrying-cosmetics-products French warned to avoid more than 1,000 'worrying' high street cosmetic products A leading French consumers group has again sounded the alarm on high street cosmetic products, telling the public some 1,000 of them should be avoided and 23 should be pulled off the shelves immediately, due to the "undesirable" or even illegal substances they contain. Items by popular brands such as L'Oréal and Head&Shoulders are among those on on the black list. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170608/french-warned-over-more-than-1000-cosmetics-products Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:03:41 +0200 french-warned-over-more-than-1000-cosmetics-products French women warned about 'toxic tampons' A leading consumer rights group in France has raised the alarm that tampons and items of protection contain “potentially toxic” substances. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160223/french-women-warned-about-toxic-tampons Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:39:39 +0100 french-women-warned-about-toxic-tampons French cosmetics giant drops Pistorius adverts French cosmetics firm Clarins said on Wednesday it was dropping an advertising campaign featuring South African track star Oscar Pistorius as he faces charges of murdering his girlfriend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130220/french-cosmetics-giant-drops-pistorius-adverts Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:03:00 +0100 french-cosmetics-giant-drops-pistorius-adverts Halal toothpaste to be produced in central France A factory in the centre of France has been given the green light from Brussels to start producing Europe’s first halal toothpaste, due to be available in shops later this month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121109/halal-toothpaste-to-be-produced-in-central-france Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:52:00 +0100 halal-toothpaste-to-be-produced-in-central-france Yves Rocher buys Turkish cosmetics firm French cosmetics group Yves Rocher has bought a 51 percent stake in Turkish beauty products company Flormar in a deal estimated at $150 million, the Turkish press reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120816/yves-rocher-buys-turkish-cosmetics-firm Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:55:00 +0200 yves-rocher-buys-turkish-cosmetics-firm