U.S. FDA Issues Draft Guidance Clarifying Records Access Authority for Cosmetics under MoCRA

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance entitled FDA Records Access Authority for Cosmetic Products to clarify its expanded authority to access and copy records related to cosmetic products. The guidance is intended to support the implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) and explains how the FDA plans to exercise its records access powers under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).