On September 21, the EU Commission published the temporary impact assessment on the revision of the Detergents Regulation (Regulation No. 648/2004) and invited stakeholders to participate in a public consultation, which ends on October 19. A modification is required because theory and practice diverge too markedly in the text of the...
A study published in mid-August has revealed a weakness in EU legislation. Although the EU Cosmetics Regulation has forbidden animal experiments for cosmetic products since 2013, REACH actually requires data from animal experiments in many cases. The crux of the matter is that chemicals in cosmetics must be safe for consumers, in which case the Cosmetics...
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) of the EU has issued a risk assessment that finds the use of the nanoform of piperazine derivative HAA299 to be safe in skin cosmetics, as long as the concentration does not exceed 10%. Nevertheless, use as inhalants are to be avoided because…
Under the direction of Graham Peaslee at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, American scientists studied 231 cosmetics products sold in the United States and Canada. The results? All of them contained fluorine, some in comparatively high concentrations. The team examined 29 products in more detail, including mascaras, concealers, foundations,...
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...
