Working Group Meetings
SCCS WG meeting on cosmetic ingredients – April 2022
On 19-20 April 2022, the SCCS meeting of the Working Group (WG) on cosmetic ingredients in cosmetic products was held.
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European Commission
Updated glossary of cosmetic ingredients
On 29 April 2022, the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/677, including the new glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products. The new glossary includes 30070 ingredients and this version will apply from 29 April Read more…
European Commission
Draft Omnibus V Regulation
On 3 February 2022, European Commission notified WTO of a draft Omnibus V Regulation, aiming at modifying Annex II, III, and V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. The draft amendment includes changes entailing both restriction and prohibition of specific chemicals. The proposed date of the adoption is during the Read more…
ECHA
Chromium (III) oxide: CoRAP evaluation
The Substance chromium (III) oxide (CAS no 1308-38-9) was included in the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for substance evaluation to be evaluated in 2019 due to initial ground of concerns related to, sensitisation, reproductive toxicity, high(aggregated) tonnage. During the evaluation, additional concerns for genotoxicity of chromium(III) oxide nanoparticles and Read more…
European Commission
Cosmetic ingredients threatened by the 18th ATP of CLP
The European Commission has published the draft document for the 18th Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling, and packaging of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation).
United Kingdom
Upcoming UK Cosmetics Regulation requirements
On the 13th of April 2022, the United Kingdom (UK) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft amendment to the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 and the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, as applicable in Great Britain (i.e., England, Wales, and Scotland). The draft amendment includes changes entailing either a reduction Read more…
News
Cosmetics Europe Recommendation No. 26 on the use of alternative SPF test methods
Cosmetics Europe encourages the cosmetic industry to get accustomed to the two alternative SPF test methods that are both formal work items in the final stages of the ISO standardization process.