The minutes of the meeting held by the SCCS’ Working Group on Methodology on the 5th October have been published. We tell you which subjects were discussed.
Legal Cosmetic Area
Four new mandates for cosmetic ingredients.
The European Comission has requested the SCCS’s opinion on 4 ingredients for use in cosmetic products.
Opinion from the SCCS on the use of EcoG+
New SCCS opinion on the safety of this preservative, which is to be incorporated in the packaging materials.
Opinion from the SCCS on the use of Phenoxyethanol
The SCCS has revised the safety of this ingredient, which has already been included in Regulation 1223/2009, to judge if the maximum allowed concentration in cosmetic products should be changed.
New opinion from the SCCS on the use of Vitamin A
The SCCS has evaluated the safety of the ingredient when used in different cosmetic product types.
European Comission report on the use of claims in cosmetic products.
After the different Member States have examined the behaviour and compliance of the cosmetic market regarding product claims, during 2014 and 2015, the European Comission has brought together a report detailing the results.
RAPEX Report: September 2016
We review all alerts recieved at the RAPEX system that are specific to cosmetic products, and compile it into a single monthly report for your browsing
Minutes of the WG on Nanomaterials’ meeting held on 4 October 2016
Following the Working Group meetings can keep you up to date with the topics of interest and the ingredients which are currently under review. Read on to find out which nanomaterials have been discussed in the last meeting.
Agenda of the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the new SCCS Committee (2016-2021) on the 6 October 2016
In these Plenary Meetings, the SCCS brings to the table all the relevant topics from the different working groups, the topics that are being discussed and which you have to keep an eye on. We give you the information for this second meeting.