Our monitoring reports record the changes to cosmetics rules in a given period, and we publish one each month. Each one is a dated publication: it reflects the rules on the date it was published and is not updated afterwards. For what applies today, read the latest briefings or ask us.
Ingredients: ALUMINIUM
Date of publication: 14/12/2023
On December 14 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published the Preliminay Opinion on the use of aluminium in cosmetic products. The deadline for comments is set to February 16, 2024.
Ingredients: MICROPLASTICS
Date of publication: 27/09/2023
On 27 September, 2023, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 which introduces stricter restrictions on products that contain intentionally-added microplastics, including cosmetics.
Ingredients: Kojic Acid
The UK's Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) published its final opinion on Kojic Acid as used in cosmetic products.
Ingredients: BHT
The UK's Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) published its final opinion on BHT as used in cosmetic products.
Ingredients: METHYL SALICYLATE
Date of publication: 14/09/2023
On 14 September, 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its Final Opinion on the safety of Methyl Salicylate as used in cosmetic products intended to children.
The European Commission published Regulation 2023/1545, amending The EU Cosmetics Regulation by adding new allergens to be declared on the ingredient list of the label of cosmetic products. The new amendment will add 56 new substances to the allergens list, and these substances must be declared when present at certain concentrations in cosmetic products.
On 20 July 2023, the European Commission published the CMR Omnibus VI Regulation (EU) 2023/1490. This regulation prohibits the substances classified as Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and Toxic to Reproduction (CMR) 1A, 1B, or 2 by the 18th Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to the EU Classification Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. The regulation enters into force on the 1st of December 2023.
On 15 August 2023, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS – the UK regulator for cosmetic products) issued calls for data on the safety of cosmetic ingredients to investigate any suspected endocrine disrupting properties and safety whe used as nanomaterials.
Update of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1870 which establishes EU Ecolabel criteria and related assessment and verifications requirements for cosmetic products.
The French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) has sent the French government a request to ban the use of the UV filter Octocrylene in sunscreen products.
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