The JACOP 2025 project has published an update on the results of its first market surveillance cycle, which includes an evaluation of sunscreen products and day creams with SPF claims. JACOP 2025 is a European market surveillance project that brings together the...
A total of 89 industry, consumer and environmental organisations have sent a joint letter to European Commission Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné, calling on the future European Product Act (EPA) to include measures to strengthen the accountability of...
The European Commission has published version 5.5 of the Borderline Manual on the application of the Cosmetic Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, with new inclusions and clarifications in product regulation.
The European Commission has published version 5.4 of the Borderline Manual on the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products (Art. 2(1)(A)), including new additions and clarifications in product regulation. The main changes include: New categories:...
Following a publication of the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority, the European Commission has drafted a new initiative that aims to ban bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and their derivatives in food contact materials (FCM). ), including plastic and...
A new update of the Borderline Manual on the scope of the Cosmetic Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 (ART. 2(1)(A)) has been published, with important changes in the definition and classification of cosmetic products. Version 5.3 introduces two new product categories:...
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...
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...
The European Commission opened an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice to France. In this infringement procedure, the Commission asks France to ensure that its waste labeling requirements and sorting instructions comply with the principle of...
The proposal for the revision of the European Union legislation on packaging and packaging waste has been published. This proposal on packaging is included in the Strategy of the European Union on sustainability. The proposal has three main objectives. The first,...
The deadline for collecting signatures for a Europe without animal testing, promoted within the EU citizens' initiatives, has passed. The organizations that raised the initiative ask the European Commission to take the following measures: Protect and strengthen the...
Se ha publicado una actualización del Manual borderline, sobre el ámbito de aplicación del Reglamento Cosmético (CE) No 1223/2009 (ART. 2 (1) (A)). Este Manual es un documento redactado por el subgrupo de productos borderline de la Comisión Europea. Y, aprueba el...