The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published two guidance documents for testing manufactured nanomaterials. These guidelines cover solution and dispersion stability and sediment and aquatic toxicity. Both documents can be used to...
The Commission asks interested parties, including research institutes and academics, authorities in EU countries, manufacturers of cosmetic and relevant products, to submit information related to the safety assessment of ingredients: "alpha-arbutin / alpha-arbutin"...
On July 10, the meeting of the Working Group on cosmetic ingredients took place. The points dealt with in this plenary meeting are focused on addressing the opinion drafts on different cosmetic ingredients (for discussion and/or assignment of new contribution tasks...
On June 9 and 10, the 13th plenary meeting of the SCCS took place. At this meeting, in which the different working groups participated, various topics of interest were raised. The points discussed in this plenary meeting are focused on dealing with draft opinions (for...
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has joined an interprofessional call on the European Commission not to review the chemical regulations of the European Union. IFRA believes that the development of a Chemical Strategy for Sustainability should not lead to...
EACH Annex II has been modified. This amendment affects the specific requirements of the safety data sheet for nanomaterials. Previously, on January 1, 2020, the REACH update on nanomaterial information requirements began to be applied. From this date, companies must...
DEHP, DBP, DIBP and BBP phthalates are restricted as of July 7, 2020. REACH restricts the following phthalates in manufacturing, marketing, and restricts the use of certain dangerous products in substances, mixtures, and articles. For now, these restrictions are...
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) and the International Organization of the Flavor Industry (IOFI) publish a letter representing a collective commitment to sustainability. This Charter adopts a proposal based on five areas related to sustainability:...
Added to the Very High Concern Substance Candidate List (SVHC) are 3 reproductive toxicants and 1 endocrine disruptor. The Candidate List now contains 209 substances. The Candidate List includes substances of very high concern that can have serious effects on health...
The Compliance Forum agreed that its main compliance project planned for 2022 will focus on verifications of products controlled by different laws. They will focus mainly on those related to articles, but also mixes. Most products are expected to be consumer products....
Since 1st July 2020, the prohibition of using new data obtained through animal tests is implemented only for cosmetic purposes. With the implementation of the Industrial Chemical Introduction Scheme (AICIS), the ban on animal testing also comes into force. According...
Since July 1st, 2020, the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) has been superseded by the Industrial Chemical Introduction Scheme (AICIS). In Australia, cosmetic products are classified as industrial chemicals, which were subject...