You can rely on the many years of experience of the consultants at Zagt & Van Elk Consultancy. We support companies that market cosmetic products in Europe and advise companies in the cosmetics trade, manufacturing, and supply chain.
We are there for both large and small companies in the industry. Even if you make cosmetics yourself.
Zagt & Van Elk Consultancy provides you with independent advice.
As a customer, you will receive practical and future-oriented solutions. These are legally correct, tailor-made for you, thoroughly technically substantiated, and the most cost-effective.
Our commitment makes you wiser and more independent. You can continue to build your business independently.
With our experience, we assist with practical solutions, technical advice, and thorough legal knowledge of cosmetics: formulations, manufacturing, development, product dossiers, substantiation of claims, safety assessment, labeling, supplier selection, GMP, notification in CPNP, business operations, and more. In short: everything involved in bringing personal care products to market correctly and legally.
Zagt & Van Elk Consultancy is a member of and active in the Dutch Cosmetics Association and a patron member of the Royal Belgian Association of Cosmetic Chemists. Our consultants are active in the Dutch Association of Cosmetic Chemistry, part of The International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists.
About us
Iris Freie
Iris Freie is an industrial pharmacist. She graduated from the University of Groningen in 1995.
Since then, she has worked in product development and quality assurance within the pharmaceutical, medical devices, dietary supplements, and cosmetics industries. She has been working at Zagt & Van Elk since 2015.
Her areas of expertise are:
- Safety assessments
- Claims substantiation
- Setting up and conducting stability studies
- Drawing up procedures and specifications
She is particularly interested in borderline products: products whose legal status is unclear.
Ameing Liao-Tang
Ameing Tang is a food technologist. She graduated from Wageningen University in 2002.
After graduating, she worked for ten years at various cosmetics companies, including Unilever, Sara Lee, and Colgate-Palmolive. Her roles included product developer, supervising projects from the concept phase through to initial production. Since then, she has gained extensive experience in product development and quality processes in the cosmetics industry and cosmetics legislation.
Her areas of expertise include:
- Drawing up specifications and production processes
- Knowledge of raw materials and their applicability in cosmetics
- Legal labeling requirements, including claims
- Safety assessments
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