Legal Cosmetic Area
Homosalate – Final Opinion
The SCCS publishes its final opinion on the cosmetic ingredient Homosalate. On November 6, 2020, the preliminary opinion of the SCSS was published. After considered all the scientific information provided, the SCCS concludes that on the basis of safety assessment of...
Corrigenda to Regulation 2021/850 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/217
The European Commission has published a corrigenda to Regulation 2021/850 that introduced modifications and corrections to Annex II and modifications to Annexes III, IV and VI of Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products by not assigning numbers to the entries...
SVHC – Europe proposed to identify resorcinol
As previously reported, the ECHA Member State Committee did not agree to identify Resorcinol as a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) due to its endocrine disrupting properties. However, subsequently, the Member State Commission notes that medical case reports...
Meeting of the Working Group on Methodologies
On May 28, the SCCS working group meeting on methodologies took place. The following topics were discussed at this meeting: Threshold for Toxicological Concern (TTC) Organ on-chip (OoC) Thyroid function - This will be helpful in particular as the SCCS is going through...
Meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients
On May 26, the SCCS Working Group meeting on cosmetic ingredients took place. New mandate and draft opinions were discussed at this meeting. New mandate: Corringendum on final opinion SCCS/1616/20 on fragrance methyl-N-methylanthranilate The following draft opinions...
ATP – Delegated Regulation 2021/849
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/849 has been published. This Delegated Regulation is the 17th adaptation of the ATP (Adaptation to Technical and Scientific Progress) of the CLP (Classification, Labeling and Packaging of substances). For the preparation of this...
Meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients
On May 21th, the meeting of the SCCS Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients took place. During this meeting, GROW legislative points, new mandates, draft opinions and opinions were discussed. Legislative points from GROW: Update on the state of play and possible new...
Recommendation 2011/696/EU on the definition of nanomaterial – Revision
The European Commission is working on a review process of its Recommendation 2011/696/EU on the definition of nanomaterial. As part of this process, the Commission is now launching an online targeted stakeholder consultation to update, test and verify the preliminary...
Draft Agenda – Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Products
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...
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...