FDA-registered laboratory (Cosmetics sector)

Chemical analysis Problem solving R&D Support
More than 120 people
More than 120 people at your service
5200 m² laboratory
5200 m² laboratory + 99% of services are provided in-house
Accredited laboratory
Accredited laboratory COFRAC ISO 17025

As a manufacturer, you want to export your cosmetics to the USA

FDA regulates access to cosmetics in the USA

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is the U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health. Its primary mission is to regulate and oversee the safety and efficacy of food products, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, biological products and more. The FDA ensures that consumer products are safe, effective and properly labeled. efficaces et correctement étiquetés. 

Control the conformity of your cosmetic products

The cosmetics sector is associated with high standards of product efficacy, stability and safety. These requirements apply both during the process of bringing a cosmetic product to market, and throughout its life cycle. These strict regulations require you to carry out numerous quality controls on your cosmetics, in accordance with well-defined standards.

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To meet these technical challenges and export your products to the USA, you are looking for a reliable and responsive cosmetics analyse laboratory, able to support you in the analyses required by the FDA.

The FILAB laboratory is registered with the FDA and can assist you with the analyse of your cosmetic products exported to the USA.

Why choose FILAB for your analyses of cosmetic products exported to the USA ?

FILAB is an FDA-registered laboratory, supporting manufacturers who export their cosmetics to the USA and who are required to have their products analysed by an FDA-registered laboratory.


FILAB provides cosmetics manufacturers with top-level human skills and state-of-the-art analytical equipment to offer them services that meet the compliance criteria imposed by the FDA.

In addition, FILAB is accredited ISO 17025 by COFRAC for the analysis of heavy metals, phthalates, 1,4-dioxane and bisphenol A in cosmetic products (www.cofrac.fr).

Our cosmetics analyse services

Analysis of undesirable substances found on raw materials or finished products: heavy metals, residual solvents, phthalates, bisphenol A

Packaging analysis: polymers, composite materials, glass

Powder analysis: PSD, specific surface area measurements, morphology, crystallinity…

Determination of UV filters   

Determination of active ingredients: organic and mineral solar filters, vitamins

Determination of preservatives (phenoxyethanol, parabens, chlorphenesin using HPLC-UV, HPLC-MSMS and GC-MS

Thermal analysis

Analytical validation following ISO 12787

OUR FACILITIES

Organic analysis : GCMS, Py-GCMS, LC-MSMS, GPC, NMR, FTIR

Thermal analysis : TGA, DSC

Powder analysis : XRD, SEM-FEG EDX, BET

Mineral analysis : ICP, XRD, IC

Metallurgical analysis : ICP, SEM-FEG EDX, SEO

Surface analysis : SEM-FEG EDX, PES, ToF-SIMS

The filab advantages
A highly qualified team
A highly qualified team
Responsiveness in responding to and processing requests
Responsiveness in responding to and processing requests
A COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited laboratory
A COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited laboratory
(Staves available on www.cofrac.com - Accreditation number: 1-1793)
A complete analytical park of 5,200m²
A complete analytical park of 5,200m²
Tailor-made support
Tailor-made support
Anaïs DECAUX Customer Support Manager
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