Launch Catch-Up — Federal Register Notice Published October 23, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration finalized guidance explaining its mandatory cosmetics recall authority, according to an October 23 Federal Register notice.
The question-and-answer document describes the agency’s approach to criteria, process and expectations for mandatory recalls of cosmetic products. It implements provisions added to federal law by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022.
FDA said it received seven comments on the draft released December 18, 2025. After considering those submissions, the agency finalized the guidance without substantive changes.
The notice distinguishes guidance from a binding legal rule. It represents FDA’s current thinking and does not itself create rights or bind the agency or public. Applicable statutes and regulations remain separate requirements.
The announcement also says the guidance creates no new information collection. Comments on guidance may be submitted at any time under FDA’s existing procedures.
This is an account of a regulatory document becoming final, rather than notice of a recall involving a particular brand or product. It does not identify a new contaminated cosmetic or announce a product-specific enforcement action.
Sources: Federal Register — FDA notice, October 23: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-23/html/2026-21679.htm