The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a new real-time reporting dashboard specifically for adverse events linked to cosmetic products. Part of the agency’s FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), the dashboard includes both mandatory serious adverse event reports required under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) and voluntary submissions from consumers, healthcare providers, salon professionals, and others. The system is searchable and filterable by product name, adverse event term, severity, date, and report type. Reporting trends show spike after MoCRA enforcementRecent dashboard data indicate a sharp increase in adverse event reporting since MoCRA took effect. (U.S. FDA)FDA emphasizes transparency, not causalityThe launch of the dashboard is part of the FDA’s broader initiative to promote data transparency.