Inside Regulatory Affairs

Last updated: Nov 6, 2025

HBW Insight spotlights regulatory affairs specialists in the consumer health and cosmetics industries. Discover what their roles entail, a typical day’s challenges, and what’s top of mind for them.

Foreword

Change and complexity define the role of regulatory affairs specialists within the consumer health care and cosmetics industries, according to the interviews collected here in this HBW Insight ‘Inside Regulatory Affairs’ ebook.

In general, we are seeing increased regulation in two of the biggest global markets, the US and in Europe, driven in large part by an expectation that industry should take more responsibility in looking after the planet, as well as the health and well-being of its inhabitants.

Multiple regulations proceeding from the EU Green Deal, for example, ask companies to ensure that products are not just safe to use, but also to dispose of and, if possible, reuse.

While they can be anxiety-producing, these changing demands also stimulate creativity and new ways of thinking and feed the hunger for new challenges that seem to characterize the profession.

As well as a love of learning, the ability to collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders, including regulatory authorities, is crucial to the success of today’s regulatory professionals. Trade associations provide an essential bridge between worlds, our interviews show.

We hope you find value in this series highlighting an increasingly vital and, we think, undercelebrated role in consumer health and cosmetics organizations and one that HBW Insight aims to serve consistently with our news and analysis.

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