FDA · FTC · MoCRA · Prop 65

Live regulatory scan — real findings, real fixes.

Drop your URL. We crawl your storefront live, audit against US cosmetics regulation, and surface every flagged claim with the exact phrase, the rule it triggers, and the fix. Free first scan. Full PDF audit on demand.

Live crawl & audit Real source quotes Branded PDF report
FDA Food & Drug Administration MoCRA Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act FTC Federal Trade Commission Prop 65 California Safe Drinking Water Act 21 CFR 700 Cosmetic Product Regulations FTC Green Guides Environmental Marketing Claims FDA Food & Drug Administration MoCRA Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act FTC Federal Trade Commission Prop 65 California Safe Drinking Water Act 21 CFR 700 Cosmetic Product Regulations FTC Green Guides Environmental Marketing Claims
2022

MoCRA signed into law — the largest update to US cosmetics regulation in over 80 years.

7 of 10

cosmetics sites we scan have multiple regulatory issues their team had no idea existed.

$10M+

Class-action settlements for cosmetics false-claim cases — before recalls and lost retail.

The problem

You probably don't know
your site is non-compliant.

MoCRA changed the game. For the first time in over 80 years, the FDA has real teeth on cosmetics — mandatory facility registration, adverse event reporting, safety substantiation, ingredient disclosures, and a brand-new mandatory recall authority. Combined with FTC enforcement on claims and California's Prop 65, the surface area for violations on a single product page is enormous.

The brands getting hit aren't reckless. They're growing fast, shipping new SKUs, working with influencers, copying competitor copy. Then a "natural," "clinically proven," or "anti-aging" claim turns into a warning letter, a recall, or a class action.

Most brands only find out their site was a liability when the letter shows up.
What's at stake

A non-compliant site isn't
a paperwork problem.

It's multi-channel financial exposure. Plaintiffs' attorneys, regulators, and watchdogs are actively scanning cosmetics e-commerce sites. One missed claim is enough to start a chain.

Class action lawsuits
$1M–$10M per case

False-advertising and mislabeling settlements regularly land in seven figures. Plaintiffs' attorneys actively prospect cosmetics product pages — looking for "clinically proven," "natural," and unsubstantiated efficacy claims. One TikTok-era brand paid $4.6M to settle a single mislabeling suit.

FDA enforcement
Mandatory recalls

New under MoCRA. The FDA can now force you off shelves. Recalls cost $500K–$2M for mid-size brands once you factor inventory, logistics, and lost retail trust.

FTC penalties
~$50K /violation

Civil penalty cap (inflation-adjusted) for rule violations. Multiple violations stack.

California Prop 65
$2,500 /day

Per violation. Settlements typically $50K–$200K plus plaintiffs' attorneys' fees.

Retail delisting
Lost distribution

Sephora, Ulta, Target, and Amazon compliance teams aggressively delist non-compliant SKUs.

Brand & investor trust
Hard to price

FDA Warning Letters are public, indexed, and permanent. They surface in due diligence — derailing fundraises, acquisitions, and major retail partnerships.

Figures are directional, drawn from public FDA / FTC / Prop 65 enforcement data and reported settlements. Actual exposure depends on the specific facts of each case.

We thought we were buttoned up. Lumen flagged 34 issues across 19 product pages — two of which would have triggered Prop 65 notices within the quarter.
Maren Holloway VP Brand, indie skincare label · 8-figure DTC
How it works

Score now.
Full PDF when you're ready.

01

Drop your URL.

Paste your storefront, your name, your email. We crawl your homepage and up to 4 product pages live — no install, no integration.

02

Get your live risk score.

In about 10 seconds you see your score from 0–100, your risk breakdown by regulator, your estimated exposure, and three sample violations with the exact quote pulled from your site.

03

Unlock the full PDF.

One click moves you from preview to full audit: every page, every violation, every quote with a compliant rewrite, plus a downloadable PDF you can hand to legal — in our editorial DNA.

Inside the full report

Every page. Every quote. Every fix.

A 20–30 page PDF audit, vector-rendered, in our editorial DNA — Cormorant Garamond, Inter, warm gold accents.

Know your risk
before they do.

An FDA warning letter, a class action, or a Prop 65 notice costs more than just money. See your live score in seconds — free.

Run my live scan
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Common questions

Things people ask before they scan.

What's actually free?
The instant scan is free. You get your risk score (0–100), the breakdown by regulator, your estimated litigation exposure, and three fully detailed sample violations with the exact phrase pulled from your site. The full report — every page, every issue, every fix, plus the PDF — is the paid tier.
How does the live scan work?
Our backend fetches your homepage, discovers your product pages, and crawls up to 4 of them. The text content is run against a library of regex patterns mapped to FDA, FTC, MoCRA, and Prop 65 rules. Each match becomes a finding with the exact phrase as proof.
Will I be replacing my attorney?
No. Lumen handles the high-volume, repetitive 80% — the claim audits, the labeling sweeps, the Prop 65 cross-checks. Your counsel still owns regulatory strategy, FDA correspondence, and litigation. Most clients tell us we make their attorney cheaper, not redundant.
What about my contract manufacturer or PR agency's claims?
If it's on a page you control, we flag it — regardless of who wrote it. We give you the exact paragraph, the rule it triggers, and a compliant rewrite, so you can push fixes back to the source vendor with zero ambiguity.
Do you handle international compliance (EU, UK, Canada)?
Today our scope is US (FDA, FTC, MoCRA, Prop 65). EU CPNP and UK SCPN modules are in private beta — if that's a priority, mention it after your scan and we'll prioritize accordingly.

Generating your full audit

Crawling every page on the site via Firecrawl, then rendering the PDF.
Larger sites (200+ pages) can take 5–25 minutes. Watch the server terminal for live progress.

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