On December 15th, the meeting of the SCCS’ Working Group on Cosmetic Products took place. In this meeting, the following opinion drafts were discussed: Addendum for the opinion of aluminium in lipsticks Benzophenone-3 Octocrylene Methylsalicylate Hair Dye Acid Yellow...
Pending registrations by UK companies will not be processed after the transition period. Since February 1st 2020, the UK has withdrawn from the EuropeanUnion. The Withdrawal Agreement established a transition period ending on December 31, 2020. Until that date, EU law...
The SCCS has published the preliminary opinion open to comments on the Addendum to opinion SCCS / 1613/19 on the safety of aluminum in cosmetic products (lipsticks). On October 16th, the SCCS requested an Addendum to the scientific opinion on the safety of aluminum in...
The SCCS has published a preliminary opinion, open for comments, about the cosmetic ingredient benzophenone-3. On the 7th December, an opinion draft about benzophenone-3 (BP-3) was discussed at a meeting by the Working Group of cosmetic products. Now, this opinion is...
The Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151 is published, which establishes rules on the harmonized specifications of the labeling of single-use plastic products. Based on the Directive (EU) 2019/904 on reducing the impact of certain plastic products on the...
REACH has received a new intention to identify glutaraldehyde as a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC). Glutaraldehyde appears in the database of the European Commission, CosIng, as a preservative. It is regulated under Annex V of Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 on...
36% of the treated articles that were reviewed did not comply with the labeling requirements of the Biocidal Products Regulation. On November 23, a new guide was published, regarding the different claims that were allowed and prohibited for cosmetic hand gels....
The European Commission has sent to the WTO the draft version of the amendment to Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, in relation to the regulation of CMR substances. In February of this year, Regulation 2020/217 (14th ATP of the CLP) was published. In this...
El pasado 23 de noviembre tuvo lugar la reunión del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Nanomateriales en Productos Cosméticos. En esta reunión se discutieron los siguientes puntos: Mandato sobre HAA299 nano, sumisión II Opinión preliminar sobre la seguridad de nanomateriales en...
En relación a las orientaciones de la Comisión Europea, la AEMPS ha realizado la publicación de unas notas informativas. Por un lado, se han publicado los criterios sobre las reivindicaciones en gel hidroalcohólico para manos en el contexto de la pandemia de la...
On November 24th , the meeting of the SCCS Working Group on Cosmetic Products took place. In this meeting the different draft opinions were discussed: Aluminum in lipstick Benzophenone-3 Octocrylene Methyl salicylate Hair Dye Acid Yellow 3 - C054 The following...
On November 25, the SCCS Working Group on Methodologies meeting took place. The topics covered in this meeting have been: Presentation of the second draft of the 11th revision of the Notes of Guidance The use of the uncertainty factor in the risk assessment of...