Cosmetics
VCRP Monthly Status Reports
Updated September 5, 2012
The information in the tables below is a monthly report of activity in the Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program.
Because the law does not require cosmetic firms to register their establishments or file their product formulations with FDA, participation in this program is voluntary. For this reason, the information below does not indicate the total number of companies manufacturing or marketing cosmetics in this country, or all cosmetic products on the market.
Activity for August 2012 | |
Number of online accounts activated this month | 7 |
Number of product formulations filed this month | 668 |
Total activity since the launch of the online system, December 1, 2005 | |
Number of active online accounts | 1,893 |
Number of active cosmetic establishment registrations | 1,033 |
Number of labelers that have filed product formulations1 | 916 |
Number of product formulations on file | 34,283 |
Number of product formulations discontinued2 | 14,490 |
Number of product formulations rejected3 | 1,717 |
Total activity since the VCRP was established, in 1972 | |
Number of active cosmetic establishment registrations | 1,631 |
Number of labelers that have filed product formulations1 | 1,337 |
Number of product formulations on file | 41,221 |
Number of product formulations discontinued2 | 67,087 |
Number of product formulations rejected3 | 1,795 |
1The "labeler" is the business identified on the label of a cosmetic product.
2"Product formulations discontinued" are those that have been removed from the VCRP because the company has identified them as no longer in commercial distribution.
3"Product formulations rejected" are those that are incomplete or have errors that need to be corrected before they can be filed in the VCRP.
