MoCRA under the Trump era: A llok at FDA’s monitoring and enforcement two months in via Retail Consumer Products Law

Robbie Jost, Stephen Holland, Julia Carbonetti, Helena Alvarez
27 March 2025

Despite other sweeping changes to the federal government under the Trump administration, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), passed under former President Biden, remains good law. Below, we report on recent trends in FDA’s implementation and enforcement of MoCRA in the early months of Trump’s presidency.

FDA is continuing to monitor the cosmetic industry’s compliance with MoCRA. On March 13, 2025, FDA released data summarizing the number of active facility registrations and product listings submitted pursuant to MoCRA’s requirements.

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