MoCRA: What It Requires, What It Means, and What You Must Have in Place
The most significant expansion of FDA authority over cosmetics since 1938. Most brands are still catching up.
The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 changed the compliance landscape for every cosmetic brand selling in the US. This brief is a plain-language guide to what it requires, what it means for investors evaluating beauty brands, and what founders must have in place right now.
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Who am I?
Melory Johnson is a beauty industry veteran with 25+ years of experience across product development, regulatory compliance, manufacturing, and commercialization. Pretty Equity is her advisory and publishing platform — translating that experience into tools, research, and insight for investors and founders navigating beauty execution risk.
What will you learn?
This brief covers every MoCRA requirement now in effect: facility registration, product listing, safety substantiation, adverse event reporting, and GMP — and what each one means in practice for investors evaluating beauty brands and founders building them.
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