Final Opinions
Hydroxyapatite (nano): Final SCCS opinion
On 23 March 2023, the Scientific Committee published its final Opinion on the safety of Hydroxyapatite (nano). The SCCS adopted this document during the plenary meeting on 21-22 March 2023.
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On 23 March 2023, the Scientific Committee published its final Opinion on the safety of Hydroxyapatite (nano). The SCCS adopted this document during the plenary meeting on 21-22 March 2023.
On 23 March 2023, the Scientific Committee published its final Opinion on the safety of the hair dye, Sodium bromothymol blue (C186). The SCCS adopted this document during the plenary meeting on 21-22 March 2023.
The European Commission has published the draft document for the 21st Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling, and packaging of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation).
On 27 February 2023, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on nanomaterials in cosmetic products was held.
On 22-23 February 2023, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on cosmetic ingredients in cosmetic products was held.
The European Commission has asked the Scientific Committee to assess the safety of the hair dye ‘HC Blue 18 (B122)’. The SCCS approved this mandate by written procedure on 10 February 2023, and the Committee has three months to deliver its Opinion.
On 1 February 2023, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on Methodologies was held.
The European Commission has asked the Scientific Committee to assess the safety of Hexyl Salicylate used in cosmetic products. The SCCS approved this mandate by written procedure on 13 February 2023, and the Committee has nine months to deliver its Opinion.
On 7 February 2023, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) published the details of the proposed restriction of around 10 000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The proposal was submitted by five national authorities in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. ECHA’s scientific committees will now start evaluating the proposal in Read more…
On 30-31 January 2023, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on cosmetic ingredients in cosmetic products was held.