Source record
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Issuing authority
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Document status
- Draft guidance
- FDA announcement
- Source checked
- Initial comment deadline in the Federal Register
Original documents
What FDA announced
On January 21, 2026, FDA announced draft guidance about its authority to access cosmetics records under MoCRA. The announcement covers adverse-event records, certain records associated with serious health threats, and inspection authority. Read FDA’s announcement.
Document status
The linked document is labeled draft guidance. It discusses the agency’s interpretation of existing statutory authorities; this announcement is not itself a new final regulation. The draft document and the underlying law should be read separately.
Dates to keep with the source
The Federal Register notice gave March 23, 2026 as the deadline for comments to receive consideration before work began on the final guidance. That date has passed. It should not be presented as a currently open consultation deadline.
Editorial context
This is a useful source for a documentation discussion: which records exist, who holds them, and which authority is being discussed. The exact circumstances for access matter as much as the record category.
