ECHA opens a consultation on the classification and labeling of listed substances. The progress of a proposal can be followed through the CLH process, from the notification of intent to the adoption of the opinion of the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC). The...
Legal Cosmetic Area
Animal experimentation – Response to EU citizens’ initiative
The Commission has published a response to the European Citizens' Initiative on cruelty-free cosmetics. This is the Commission's response to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) 'Saving cruelty-free cosmetics: committing to a Europe without animal testing'. The...
US – Draft Guide for Facility Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Products
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on August 7. This guidance is produced pursuant to the US Cosmetics Regulatory Modernization Act of 2022 (MoCRA). And, it deals with cosmetic product facility registrations and product listings. The...
Consultation on harmonized classification and labeling
ECHA opens a consultation on the classification and labeling of listed substances. The progress of a proposal can be followed through the CLH process, from the notification of intent to the adoption of the opinion of the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC). The...
Non-animal test methods for use on nanomaterials
The European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) has published a study that systematically reviews and evaluates alternative methods for testing the safety of nanomaterials without the use of animals. As part of the study an inventory of available methods was...
Substance Evaluation – CoRAP
The substance Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: PROPYLPARABEN CAS: 94-13-3), used in cosmetics as a preservative, has been added to the CoRAP list and has been evaluated. If a substance is on this list, it means that a Member State has evaluated it or will evaluate it...
Guide to Safe Cosmetics for Young Children – 2nd Edition
The 2nd Edition of the Manufacturers' and Assessors' Guide to the Safety of Cosmetics for Young Children has been published. The previous version of this guide dates from 2012, when the 1st Edition of this Guide to Safe Cosmetics for Young Children had been...




