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Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel law firm: Mesothelioma cancer death linked to company's asbestos-contaminated talc cosmetics
LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A Los Angeles County jury has returned a $12.75 million verdict on behalf of the family of a Los Angeles physician who died from mesothelioma cancer, finding that third-party cosmetic manufacturer Port Jervis Laboratories, Inc. (formerly Kolmar Laboratories) failed to warn about the dangers of asbestos exposure from its talc-based cosmetic products. The March 4 verdict found that Kolmar Labs had known for decades about the risks of asbestos contamination in talc used in products manufactured for a brand known as "Jafra," but failed to warn consumers. Over four weeks of trial, attorneys from Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel presented testimony and records showing that concerns about asbestos contamination in talc date back as far as the 1930s. According to the lawsuit, the company and its subsidiaries intentionally failed to reveal their knowledge of those risks to users. Dr. Rosalinda Flores Soto used Jafra brand cosmetics products manufactured by Kolmar between 1980 and 1996. She was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in December 2017 and died in April 2021. "The jury listened carefully to the testimony showing what the company knew and what it failed to tell consumers," said Patrick Wigle , an attorney with Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel who represented the family. "This verdict brings an important measure of justice and some comfort to Dr. Flores Soto's husband and family after the devastating loss they have endured." Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer caused solely by asbestos exposure. While many mesothelioma victims are exposed to asbestos in industrial workplaces, consumers can also be exposed through everyday products made with talc, including cosmetic powders. The Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel trial team included Patrick Wigle, Camille Hunt , and Matt Bufford . The case is Abel Eduardo Vasquez Hernandez, individually and as successor-in-interest to Rosalinda Flores Soto, deceased, et al. v. Jafra Cosmetics International et al., Case No. 22STCV08221, in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County. Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel is a national plaintiffs' law firm devoted to helping families in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving asbestos and mesothelioma, benzene exposure, and other toxic chemicals and negligent corporate practices. The firm also represents plaintiffs in sex abuse and qui tam whistleblower claims. Visit https://waterskraus.com/ . Contact:

Los Angeles Jury Returns $12.75M Talc-Asbestos Cancer Verdict Against Port Jervis Laboratories, Inc. (formerly Kolmar Labs)

Themed 'Global New Launch, First in Shanghai  CBE will feature exciting new products from the world's top 100 beauty brands, including SHISEIDO, LG GROUP, CERAVE, PROYA GROUP, CHANDO GROUP, MATIS, LPG, BABOR, MATRISTAR, and PHYT'S and many others.  2000 CBE Finished Product Exhibitors' Categories:  1500 CBE Supply Chain Exhibitors' Categories:  Explore the World's Cosmetics Supply Depot!  Over 1,500 competitive and innovative cosmetics supply enterprises from around the world will participate, including leading names such as COSMAX, INTERCOS, KOLMAR, HCT, LEIDEX, and others. These companies offer one-stop solutions, from raw materials and OEM/ODM services to packaging and machinery equipment, enabling cosmetics brands to create differentiated products from the inside out.  Advancing Global Beauty Technology  Focusing on new global products and cutting-edge technology, CBE Supply Chain will launch a series of 'Global Beauty Technology New Products' release activities. These initiatives will provide increased exposure and business opportunities for new technological products, while helping companies enhance their corporate image and industry recognition through high-quality innovations.  Supply Chain-to-Manufacture Business Meetings  More than 200 professional buyers from 20 countries will engage in one-on-one meetings with Chinese supply chain companies during the show. This will help domestic enterprises expand their international presence and forge meaningful global partnerships.  Find more on our website: www.chinabeautyexpo.com View original content: https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/may-12-14--exploring-the-future-of-the-beauty-industry-in-china-302434348.html  Comunicato stampa - Responsabilità editoriale PrNewswire

May 12-14 | Exploring the Future of the Beauty Industry in China

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SHANGHAI, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- From May 12-14, 2025, the China Beauty Expo (CBE) will return to Shanghai for its 29th edition. This three-day exhibition will bring together high-quality beauty enterprises and products from more than 40 countries and regions, alongside professional buyers from over 100 countries. The event will cover all sectors of the beauty industry—from the supply chain and professional beauty services to finished cosmetic products. Over 432,000 visits are expected from agents, distributors, and wholesalers and brands, creating an innovative space for growth in the global beauty sector. Themed 'Global New Launch, First in Shanghai
CBE will feature exciting new products from the world's top 100 beauty brands, including SHISEIDO, LG GROUP, CERAVE, PROYA GROUP, CHANDO GROUP, MATIS, LPG, BABOR, MATRISTAR, and PHYT'S and many others. 2000 CBE Finished Product Exhibitors' Categories:
Cosmetics: Skin Care, Color Cosmetics, Fragrances, Masks, Personal Care, Men Care, Toiletries, Household Devices, Household Cleaning, Supplements, Beauty Tools, Franchises…
Professional Beauty: Professional Products and high-end products, Beauty Equipment and Devices, Nail, eyelash, embroidery and Eyecare, Health and Wellness, Medical Aesthetics/Efficacy Skin Care, Skin Management…
1500 CBE Supply Chain Exhibitors' Categories:
Ingredients – Efficacy Raw Materials, Active Extracts, etc. Packaging – Plastic/Paper/Glass/Metal Packaging, Pumps, Valves, etc. Machinery & Equipment – Packaging Machinery, Purification Machinery, etc. OEM/ODM – Personal Care OEM, Color Cosmetics OEM, Skin Care OEM, etc. Explore the World's Cosmetics Supply Depot! Over 1,500 competitive and innovative cosmetics supply enterprises from around the world will participate, including leading names such as COSMAX, INTERCOS, KOLMAR, HCT, LEIDEX, and others. These companies offer one-stop solutions, from raw materials and OEM/ODM services to packaging and machinery equipment, enabling cosmetics brands to create differentiated products from the inside out. Advancing Global Beauty Technology
Focusing on new global products and cutting-edge technology, CBE Supply Chain will launch a series of 'Global Beauty Technology New Products' release activities. These initiatives will provide increased exposure and business opportunities for new technological products, while helping companies enhance their corporate image and industry recognition through high-quality innovations. Supply Chain-to-Manufacture Business Meetings
More than 200 professional buyers from 20 countries will engage in one-on-one meetings with Chinese supply chain companies during the show. This will help domestic enterprises expand their international presence and forge meaningful global partnerships. Find more on our website: www.chinabeautyexpo.com
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Your 10-step Korean skincare routine could change with tariffs
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Customers shop at Amorepacific Corporation's headquarters in Seoul
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
New York (CNN) — The beauty stores in Manhattan’s Koreatown are packed, even on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. But this time, an associate that spoke to CNN in one of the stores had some warnings: One popular sunscreen had changed its formula since it’s now manufactured in the United States. Another has been sold out for weeks. And with President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on long-time US trading ally South Korea that went into place Wednesday, more changes are on the way. South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo previously told CNN his country would not fight back against the tariffs, instead hoping to negotiate with the US. Just a decade ago, Korean beauty products were rarely seen on American store shelves. Now the United States imports $1.7 billion worth of cosmetics products from South Korea, according to 2024 data from the US International Trade Commission, even more in value than beauty powerhouse France. Korea’s giant beauty conglomerates have millions of customers around the world — one of the biggest, Amore Pacific, recorded $2.87 billion in sales in 2024 , and its Americas sales surpassed those in China for the first time in the company’s history. And at a time where Trump’s tariff agenda could raise prices and change product formulas, they are freaking out. “I’m unwell,” one TikTok user commented under a video this week. “If I have to use American skincare products my face will age horrifically in the recession.” (The United States is not formally in a recession .) While US skin products can feel goopy and leave a white cast , Korean alternatives blend seamlessly and are a fraction of the cost of other imported high-end products. This is in part because troves of Korean beauty products enter the United States without any tariffs added on, thanks to the Korea Free Trade Agreement from 2012. Along with the affordability, a “Korean wave” in the US has “helped expand the (skincare) market globally,” Andrew Yeo, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Asia Policy Studies, told CNN. K-beauty may not be Korea’s biggest export, especially compared to automobiles and semiconductors, but the industry allows the country to profit from its cultural impact in the US, he added. Young Americans are often familiar with Korean brands and become loyal customers, he said. But if a college or high school student sees prices go up, they may reconsider buying those products. Prices to rise, formulas to change
Christina Im, who owns US-based Korean skincare seller Olive Kollection, stocked up on about $40,000 worth of products from her distributors last weekend after Trump announced the tariffs. During what would be a more typical week, her company spends about $5,000 to $10,000 on those products. “As a small business, we don’t have that much cash on hand to buy everything in large bulk,” Im said. “We just bought as much as we could for now and have to wait and see.”
Im is hoping to absorb some of the costs and not raise prices significantly, but she knows customers are pulling back on spending. Right now, her warehouse is filled to the brim with samples that she’s stocked up on. “If business is going to be slow, I’m just going to try to hold out as long as we can,” she said. She estimated that her business would absorb some of the costs, so price increases would be around 10% instead of the full tariff amount. Korean American skincare brand KraveBeauty said in a TikTok that in its seven years of operating, its prices have always been below $28. But that could change starting with its incoming shipment from South Korea. “It’s not something that’s coming out of greed. It’s actually inevitable at this point,” Liah Yoo, the founder of KraveBeauty, said on TikTok . “I don’t think KraveBeauty is going to be an exception in this case.”
Even dedicated beauty fans who order from distributor sites like Yesstyle and Stylevana can expect to be hit by price hikes. Yesstyle and Stylevana, for example, mainly ship from their warehouses in Hong Kong. And Trump eliminated the de minimis provision — which allows packages worth less than $800 to enter the country duty-free — starting May 2 for goods from China and Hong Kong. A global shakeup
Because their products aren’t FDA-approved yet, some Korean brands have already discontinued selling sunscreens in the US or even moved their manufacturing inside the US. Kolmar — a skincare manufacturer for a variety of different brands — for example, has a lab in New Jersey and a facility in Pennsylvania, created in 2023, long before any talks of tariffs under the second Trump administration. But opening up more facilities within the United States could affect sales another way. Products will have to comply with US regulations and could leave out the key ingredients that attracted consumers in the first place. “If it’s not made the same way and it doesn’t have the same effect, then people are not going buy these products,” Yeo said. And moving manufacturing is a major investment for an economic policy that could only be in place for a few months or years, Yeo said. Korea may have to diversify its trading partners instead, Park Sang-in, a professor of economics at Seoul National University, previously told CNN . But for Americans who have gotten used to having dewy, bouncy skin , it’s hard to go back. Munseob Lee, an assistant professor of economics at University of California San Diego, told CNN that he expects US customers will swallow the cost of the tariffs because there isn’t an alternative. Many users on social media are already showing off their Yesstyle orders or frantically rummaging through their skincare cabinets to see what they need to restock on. As one TikTok user declared: “Might as well just buy a plane ticket to Korea.”
CNN’s Yoonjung Seo and Lex Harvey contributed to this report. The-CNN-Wire

Your 10-step Korean skincare routine could change with tariffs

Your 10-step Korean skincare routine could change with tariffs
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
New York (CNN) — The beauty stores in Manhattan’s Koreatown are packed, even on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. But this time, an associate that spoke to CNN in one of the stores had some warnings: One popular sunscreen had changed its formula since it’s now manufactured in the United States. Another has been sold out for weeks. And with President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on long-time US trading ally South Korea that went into place Wednesday, more changes are on the way. South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo previously told CNN his country would not fight back against the tariffs, instead hoping to negotiate with the US. Just a decade ago, Korean beauty products were rarely seen on American store shelves. Now the United States imports $1.7 billion worth of cosmetics products from South Korea, according to 2024 data from the US International Trade Commission, even more in value than beauty powerhouse France. Korea’s giant beauty conglomerates have millions of customers around the world — one of the biggest, Amore Pacific, recorded $2.87 billion in sales in 2024 , and its Americas sales surpassed those in China for the first time in the company’s history. And at a time where Trump’s tariff agenda could raise prices and change product formulas, they are freaking out. “I’m unwell,” one TikTok user commented under a video this week. “If I have to use American skincare products my face will age horrifically in the recession.” (The United States is not formally in a recession .) While US skin products can feel goopy and leave a white cast , Korean alternatives blend seamlessly and are a fraction of the cost of other imported high-end products. This is in part because troves of Korean beauty products enter the United States without any tariffs added on, thanks to the Korea Free Trade Agreement from 2012. Along with the affordability, a “Korean wave” in the US has “helped expand the (skincare) market globally,” Andrew Yeo, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Asia Policy Studies, told CNN. K-beauty may not be Korea’s biggest export, especially compared to automobiles and semiconductors, but the industry allows the country to profit from its cultural impact in the US, he added. Young Americans are often familiar with Korean brands and become loyal customers, he said. But if a college or high school student sees prices go up, they may reconsider buying those products. Prices to rise, formulas to change
Christina Im, who owns US-based Korean skincare seller Olive Kollection, stocked up on about $40,000 worth of products from her distributors last weekend after Trump announced the tariffs. During what would be a more typical week, her company spends about $5,000 to $10,000 on those products. “As a small business, we don’t have that much cash on hand to buy everything in large bulk,” Im said. “We just bought as much as we could for now and have to wait and see.”
Im is hoping to absorb some of the costs and not raise prices significantly, but she knows customers are pulling back on spending. Right now, her warehouse is filled to the brim with samples that she’s stocked up on. “If business is going to be slow, I’m just going to try to hold out as long as we can,” she said. She estimated that her business would absorb some of the costs, so price increases would be around 10% instead of the full tariff amount. Korean American skincare brand KraveBeauty said in a TikTok that in its seven years of operating, its prices have always been below $28. But that could change starting with its incoming shipment from South Korea. “It’s not something that’s coming out of greed. It’s actually inevitable at this point,” Liah Yoo, the founder of KraveBeauty, said on TikTok . “I don’t think KraveBeauty is going to be an exception in this case.”
Even dedicated beauty fans who order from distributor sites like Yesstyle and Stylevana can expect to be hit by price hikes. Yesstyle and Stylevana, for example, mainly ship from their warehouses in Hong Kong. And Trump eliminated the de minimis provision — which allows packages worth less than $800 to enter the country duty-free — starting May 2 for goods from China and Hong Kong. A global shakeup
Because their products aren’t FDA-approved yet, some Korean brands have already discontinued selling sunscreens in the US or even moved their manufacturing inside the US. Kolmar — a skincare manufacturer for a variety of different brands — for example, has a lab in New Jersey and a facility in Pennsylvania, created in 2023, long before any talks of tariffs under the second Trump administration. But opening up more facilities within the United States could affect sales another way. Products will have to comply with US regulations and could leave out the key ingredients that attracted consumers in the first place. “If it’s not made the same way and it doesn’t have the same effect, then people are not going buy these products,” Yeo said. And moving manufacturing is a major investment for an economic policy that could only be in place for a few months or years, Yeo said. Korea may have to diversify its trading partners instead, Park Sang-in, a professor of economics at Seoul National University, previously told CNN . But for Americans who have gotten used to having dewy, bouncy skin , it’s hard to go back. Munseob Lee, an assistant professor of economics at University of California San Diego, told CNN that he expects US customers will swallow the cost of the tariffs because there isn’t an alternative. Many users on social media are already showing off their Yesstyle orders or frantically rummaging through their skincare cabinets to see what they need to restock on. As one TikTok user declared: “Might as well just buy a plane ticket to Korea.”
CNN’s Yoonjung Seo and Lex Harvey contributed to this report. The-CNN-Wire

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Kolmar Laboratories is a New York-based custom formulator and manufacturer of color cosmetics, personal care, and skincare products, offering product development, R&D innovation, QA/QC services, regulatory services, and manufacturing solutions for beauty and skincare brands.

On October 14, 2015 Kolmar Laboratories was acquired by KDC/ONE. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Date	10/14/2015
Round	Acquired
Amount
Investors	Kdc/one
Valuation	$XXM
Revenue	0 FY undefined
Sources	1

First funding	10/14/2015
Last Funding	10/14/2015
Investor	Kdc/one
Rounds	1 Acquired
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Type	Corporation
Location	Canada

Date	3/7/2005
Investment Stage
Companies	Tiro Industries
Valuation	$XXM
Total Funding
Note	Acquired
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