Final Opinions
Aluminium: Final SCCS opinion (Submission III)
The Scientific Committee has published its final Opinion on the safety of Aluminium in cosmetic products. It was adopted by written procedure on 1 January 2023
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The Scientific Committee has published its final Opinion on the safety of Aluminium in cosmetic products. It was adopted by written procedure on 1 January 2023
The European Commission has asked the Scientific Committee to assess the safety of Water-soluble Zinc salts in oral cosmetic products. The SCCS approved this mandate by written procedure on 2 February 2023, and the Committee has nine months to deliver its Opinion.
The Scientific Committee has published its final Opinion on Alpha-arbutin and Beta-arbutin. It was adopted by written procedure on 31 January 2023
On 18 January 2023, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on nanomaterials in cosmetic products was held.
On 11 January 2023, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on Methodologies was held.
ECHA published three intentions and proposals for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) for substances that can be used in cosmetics: Talc, Dimethyl Imidazolidinone, and Potassium Bromide. If the classification process is completed, the use of some of these substances in cosmetic products may be threatened.
On 13 January 2023, the national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden submitted a so-called ‘restriction proposal’ to ECHA to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) under REACH.
On 11 January 2023, the SCCS published the preliminary opinion on Hydroxyapatite (nano), with CAS no: 1306-06-5. The deadline for comments was set for 1 March 2023.
On 19-20 December 2022, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on cosmetic ingredients in cosmetic products was held.
On 21 December 2022, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on Methodologies was held. Below is the summary of the points discussed in this WG meeting.