The UK Scientific Advisory Group on the Chemical Safety of Non-Food and Non-Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG-CS) has published the final opinion on the use of Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT). BHT is currently not subject to regulation under the UK Cosmetic Products...
The UK Scientific Advisory Group on the Chemical Safety of Non-Food and Non-Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG-CS) has published the final opinion on the use of Kojic Acid. Kojic Acid is currently not subject to regulation under the UK Cosmetic Products Regulations....
On October 23, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of the United Kingdom Government published the update on its labeling and packaging (CLP) regulations. This UK body has updated the GB MCL (Mandatory Classification and Labelling) list for 98 chemical substances in...
On October 12, France published an order that includes substances with endocrine-disrupting properties. The Order of September 28, 2023 has been published establishing the list of substances that have endocrine disrupting properties mentioned in I and II of article L....
On 5 October 2023, the Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published the process for managing substances classified as CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction) under the United Kingdom Cosmetics Regulations (UK CR). Article 15 of the UK CR...
On August 30, 2023, France published Decree No. 2023-837, which establishes the list of products that cannot be sold in bulk for public health reasons. This comes into force one day after its publication. This French Decree is aimed at consumer-friendly retailers...
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) in the United Kingdom (UK) invites interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics. Section 16 of the UK Cosmetics Regulations requires...
The resolution of the French Council of State relating to cosmetic products has been published on June 30, 2023. In this document of the Government of France cancel the decree of November 30, 2020 regarding signs and marks that may lead to confusion in the...
France has published a new edition of the guide on environmental claims. The objective of this edition is to provide information about how to give an environmental approach to a certain cosmetic service, product and/or its packaging. The guide establishes that for the...
A series of measures are proposed that will modify the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 applicable in Great Britain. In this way, «the Cosmetics Regulations» that apply in England, Wales and Scotland are modified. The UK Department of Business and Commerce, which is...
The transition period is extended to comply with certain points of the British regulation. The following changes have taken place in the guidance on regulations that apply to cosmetic products supplied in or to Great Britain; Extension of a period of five years, until...
The UK Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) would like to invite interested parties to submit scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients. The UK is in the process of evaluating the safety of different ingredients used in...