On June 18, the meeting of the working group on cosmetic products will take place. The points scheduled in this draft for the plenary meeting are the following: Outcome of written vote on CMRs Omnibus IV Endocrine disruptors Fragrance allergens labelling: Duty free...
Legal Cosmetic Area
New Regulation that corrects annex II and modifies annexes III, IV and VI of Regulation 1223/2009
The European Commission through Regulation (EU) 2021/850 has modified and corrected Annex II and modified Annexes III, IV and VI of Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products. This Regulation applies to substances classified as CMR in accordance with Regulation (EC) No...
Aluminium – Request for a Scientific Opinion
The SCCS scientific opinion is requested on Aluminium as a cosmetic ingredient. Aluminium (Al) and Al compounds are used in a variety of cosmetic products, predominantly in deodorants, antiperspirants, lipsticks and toothpastes. Several Al compounds are regulated in...
Acid Yellow 3 (C054) –Preliminary Opinion
In response to the mandate for the safety assessment of Acid Yellow 3, the SCCS has published its preliminary opinion open to comments. Based on the data provided in the dossier, the SCCS concluded the following: Acid Yellow 3 is safe when used in non-oxidative hair...
Formaldehyde – Scientific Advice on the threshold for the warning ‘Contains Formaldehyde’
On February 15th, the SCSS was requested for a scientific advice on the threshold for the warning “Contains Formaldehyde”. After reviewing the available scientific literature, the commission concluded the following: The SCSS considers that the present 0.05% threshold...
Meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients
On April 27, the SCCS Working Group meeting on cosmetic ingredients took place. During this meeting, various points related to new mandates, draft opinions and opinions were discussed. Among the new mandates, the following were discussed: A draft mandate for aluminium...
Meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients.
On April 23, the meeting of the SCCS Working Group on cosmetic ingredients took place. At that meeting, the following opinion drafts were discussed: Methylsalicylate Prostaglandins and analogs Hair dye C054 Scientific advice on the warning threshold "contains...