Business Solutions
Private Label Support
Compliance for private-label and own-brand ranges. Whoever places the product on the market under their name carries the legal obligations, even if they did not make it, and we make sure those are met.
Private-label and own-brand products carry a regulatory point that surprises many brand owners: the law follows the name on the label, not the name on the factory.
Who actually carries the obligation
Under Article 4 of the EU and UK Cosmetics Regulations, the party that places a product on the market under its own name or trademark is the Responsible Person, carrying all the Article 5 duties of that role regardless of who manufactured it. The only way to move that duty elsewhere is a written mandate appointing another party as Responsible Person; without one, it stays with the brand whose name is on the pack. A retailer or brand selling an own-label range therefore needs its own Cosmetic Product Safety Report, its own notification and, where it is the one placing the product on the market, a Responsible Person, rather than relying on the manufacturer’s paperwork.
How we support a private-label range
We take the manufacturer’s formulation and supporting data into the Product Information File, prepare the safety report in the brand’s name, review the label against the brand’s claims, and act as Responsible Person where required. The brand gets a compliant range under its own identity, with the obligations properly held rather than assumed to sit elsewhere.
Relevant services
CPSR
From £70 · 2 to 3 days
The Cosmetic Product Safety Report is the safety assessment required under Article 10 and Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 before a cosmetic product may be placed on the UK or EU market. Prepared and signed by a qualified safety assessor.
Learn more →Responsible Person
From £149 · per product, per year
Oxford Biosciences acts as your Responsible Person in the UK and the EU under a single quality management system, holding the regulatory obligation: PIF maintenance, SCPN and CPNP notification, labelling oversight, and cosmetovigilance.
Learn more →Labelling
From £195 · from receipt of artwork
Independent review of packaging artwork against Article 19, and of product claims against the six Common Criteria of Regulation (EU) 655/2013. Label review £195; per-claim review from £125; substantiation dossiers from £1,495.
Learn more →Frequently asked questions
What is a Responsible Person?
Every cosmetic product placed on the EU or UK market must have a Responsible Person established within that jurisdiction. Under Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, the Responsible Person is the legal entity that holds the regulatory obligation for the product: it maintains the Product Information File, makes the CPNP or SCPN notification, oversees labelling, and handles cosmetovigilance and contact with the competent authority. It is not simply a postal address. Oxford Biosciences acts as Responsible Person in both the UK and the EU under a single quality management system.
What is a CPSR?
A Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) is the safety assessment required by Article 10 and Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 before a cosmetic product is placed on the UK or EU market. Annex I sets out two parts: Part A, the cosmetic product safety information (composition, physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics, stability, exposure and the toxicological profile of each substance), and Part B, the safety assessment, in which a qualified assessor states and reasons the conclusion on safety. It is the pivotal scientific document held within the Product Information File.
What must appear on a cosmetic label?
Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 sets out the mandatory particulars: the Responsible Person's name and address, the nominal content, the date of minimum durability or the period-after-opening (PAO) symbol, precautions for use, the batch number, the product function, and the list of ingredients in INCI nomenclature. In Great Britain the same requirements apply through the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013, and since 1 January 2026 the UK Responsible Person's details must appear on the label of products sold in GB. Oxford Biosciences reviews packaging artwork against these requirements for £195.