On January 18 and 19 the meeting of the SCCS Working Group on cosmetics ingredients took place. The following mandates will be submitted soon for written procedure of adoption: Methylparaben Salicylic Acid Benzyl Salicylate DG GROW shared a draft mandate for a...
Legal Cosmetic Area
Four new substances added to the candidate list
The Candidate List of substances of very high concern now contains 223 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment. Those substances are used in cosmetics and have been added to the Candidate List, the first one because has hormone-disrupting...
Genistein and Daidzein – Preliminary Opinion
The SCCS has published its preliminary opinion on the cosmetic ingredients Genistein and Daidzein. On March 9, 2021, an opinion request was made to the SCCS on Genistein and Daidzein as a possible endocrine disruptor. Currently, these ingredients are used in the...
Meeting of the Working Group of cosmetic ingredients
On December 20 and 21 the meeting of the SCCS Working Group on cosmetics ingredients took place. During the meeting, some points related to new mandates or information from DG Grow, draft opinions and comments on opinions were discussed. Fist of all, about mandates,...
VOCs – Limits in the regulation of Canada
On July 6, 2019, the proposed Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette for a 75 -day public comment period. On 5th January 2022, the Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain...
Eugenol – Proposal on Harmonized Classification and Labelling
A Harmonized Classification and Labelling (CLH) proposal has been submitted for Eugenol. Denmark has proposed the following harmonised classification for the 4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol; Phenol, 2-Methoxy-4-(2-Propenyl) or EUGENOL (Active substance in Plant Protection...
Europe notifies the WTO of the update of the Glossary of cosmetic ingredients
On January 6, 2022, the European Commission notified the WTO of the presentation of a draft on an Execution Decision of the Commission. This document establishes rules for the application of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 with regard to the glossary of common names of...





