The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has deemed the use of four potentially endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) within specific, defined concentrations are safe. The four chemicals are resorcinol, propylparaben, and UV filters benzophenone-3 and octocrylene. Resorcinol is used most frequently as an antioxidant in hair dyes and toners and less often in...
The EU plans to restrict the use of the methyl-n-methylanthranilate (M-N-MA) fragrance and list it in Annex III of the Cosmetics Regulation. In this draft legislation, the EU is following a recommendation of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). Experts on the committee indicated that the substance is phototoxic, meaning that it...
As the first state in the United States to do so, California has prohibited as of 2025 the manufacture and sale of cosmetics that contain certain hazardous chemicals. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the new law (AB 2762) on September 30. The ban covers the following chemicals and chemical groups, all of...
Johnson & Johnson (J&J), a U.S. consumer goods corporation, will end the sale of talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada in the coming months. Only the inventory remaining at retail locations should be sold, according to a corporate press release issues on May 19. J&J also announced…
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), consisting of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, has harmonized its cosmetics legislation with the requirements of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. The modification of the EAEU technical regulations for perfume and cosmetics takes effect on May 6. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has issued a press release on...
According to Regulation 2019/1966 of November 27, Annexes II, III, and V of the Cosmetics Regulation No. 1223/2009 have been changed. The modification takes effect on May 1, 2020. Annex II, which lists the substances forbidden in cosmetics, now includes several carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic (CMR) chemicals. According to Article 15 of the Cosmetics Regulation, CMR chemicals are absolutely forbidden. CMR...
The EU Commission will further restrict additional tattoo inks and has informed the WTO about its planned Draft Regulation to Amend Annex XVII of REACH. The Regulation will be published in the EU’s Official Journal in the second half of the year. The draft is controversial because it means an end to the exceptions granted to pigments Blue...
The EU Commission is looking to modify Directive 2009/48 (Directive on the Safety of Toys) and prohibit three more allergenic fragrances. The EU Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intentions on March 17. The chemicals involved are atranol, chloroatranol, and methyl heptine carbonate. The regulation should take effect in early 2022. Annex II of...
EU Regulation 2018/35 modifying Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 took effect on February 1. The regulation immediately restricts the marketing and sale of two siloxanes (octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane: D4 and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane: D5) in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.1% by weight in rinse-off cosmetics. That’s as good as a total prohibition. Two years ago, the ECHA’s Member State Committee (MSC) approved...
On November 27, the EU Commission approved EU Regulation 2019/1966, which expands and corrects Annexes II, III, and V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (1223/2009). Among other actions, the EU included 12 carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reproductive toxicants (CMRs) to Annex II (list of substances prohibited in cosmetics) of the Cosmetics Regulation. Furthermore, the EU updated Annex III and set to limits...
