Legal Cosmetic Area
Amendment: Annex VI of the Cosmetic Product Regulation.
This amendment sets a new concentration limit to one of the existing UV filters used in cosmetic products, and sets a deadline for the industry to adapt.
Enmienda: Anexo III del Reglamento sobre Productos Cosméticos
This amendment affects a total of 17 ingredients, used as ingredients in hair dyes. New limits have been added to their concentration, limits and need to include cautionary statements.
Meeting of the Working Group on Methodologies
This meeting did not have a particular topic of great relevance, however, key information has been given and sources of information discuseed that could be of great help towards safety assessments.
Meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients
Although no new opinions were finalised this time around, we give you all the ingredients discussed and that will be on the spotlight in the near future.
Meeting of the Working Group on Nanomaterials
We bring you the topics reviewed in the last meeting of nanomaterials used as cosmetic ingredients.
The SCCS has released an opinion on a new colouring ingredient.
In this opinion, a new dye ingredient has been assessed to determine if it´s safe for use in cosmetic products.
Meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients
The Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients of the SCCS has held a meeting. We give you the overview of subjects discussed, to keep you updated on what may soon be in store.
New opinion from the SCCS on new preservative.
The SCCS has published this opinion to determine wether this ingrediente, previously included under another function, may be used safely in cosmetic products as a preservative.
New opinion from the SCCS regarding a preservative.
The use of this preservative had been restricted following the classification as a CMR substance. The SCCS has reviewed the available information to determine if this ingredient might still be used in cosmetic products.
RAPEX Report: December 2016
We review all alerts recieved at the RAPEX system that are specific to cosmetic products, and compile it into a single monthly report for your browsing. This edition includes a little extra!
Meeting of the SCCS’s Working Group on Nanomaterials
We summarise the subjects that were aproached in the last meeting of the WG on Nanomaterials, so you know what might be expected in the near future.
Public consultation on fragrance ingredients.
A total of 6 ingredients dervied from three species of Tagetes have been included in a proposed modification for the anexes of Regulation 1223/2009. Following the formal procedure, the European Comission has opened a consultation period on the subject.