ECHA Biocidal Products Committee (PCB) recommends approval of three active biocide substances. The active biocide substances on which this recommendation is made are: Carbon dioxide generated from propane, butane or a mixture of both by combustion. For type products:...
Legal Cosmetic Area
Call for data on cosmetic ingredients – prostaglandins
The European Commission opens a consultation period from June 22 to October 22 of the same year, in order to collect scientific data on the safety of cosmetic ingredients prostaglandins and their analogues. Several countries of the European Union have registered...
RAC supports ECHA’s proposal on the restriction of microplastics
In 2019, ECHA proposed restricting the intentional uses of microplastics. Now, RAC (Risk Assessment Committee) supports this proposal. RAC, in his opinion, supports ECHA's proposal to restrict the use of microplastics that are intentionally added to products on the...
ECHA recommends restricting a subset of PFAS (PFHxS)
ECHA's Socioeconomic Analysis Committee (SEAC) supports Norway's proposal to restrict the use of perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid (PFHxS) to prevent its use as a substitute for PFOA, which will be banned from July. In March 2020, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC)...
Resorcinol not identified as a substance of very high concern
ECHA’s Member State Committee didn’t agree on the identification of Resorcinol as a substance of very high concern (SVHC) due to its endocrine-disrupting properties. During the last ECHA’s Member State Committee meeting they addressed the identification of resorcinol...
Desinfectantes ilegales e ineficientes denunciados por Estados Miembro de UE
A causa de la pandemia originada por el COVID-19, muchos Estados de la Unión Europea han aplicado excepciones en los requisitos para poder autorizar productos biocidas. El objetivo, es poder agilizar la fabricación de productos desinfectantes y poder dar más acceso a...
Agenda – Reunión Grupo de Trabajo sobre Productos Cosméticos
El día 25 de junio tendrá lugar la reunión del grupo de trabajo principal sobre productos cosméticos. Los puntos agendados para esta reunión plenaria son los siguientes: La crisis del COVID-19 Presentación de los votos resultantes de 3 regulaciones (tintes capilares,...