Europe – Natural and organic cosmetics: An overview of certification options
Interest in natural and organic cosmetics continues to rise amidst a wider green beauty boom, but with little regulation around these two terms, certification...
Europe – EDQM OCCL study reports low compliance of “kids’ cosmetics”
A study by the European Network of Official Cosmetics Control Laboratories (OCCLs) indicates that “kids’ cosmetics” continue to fail to comply with European quality and safety...
Europe – Projet of transfert du SCCS Sous la responsabilité de l’ECHA : COSMED...
Lancée en 2020, la stratégie chimique européenne , vise notamment à optimiser l’évaluation de la sécurité chimique des substances. Pour atteindre cet objectif une...
Europe – SCCS : Request for a scientific opinion on Benzyl Salicylate
On 7 November 2018, the Commission adopted the review1 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (‘Cosmetics Regulation’) regarding substances with endocrine disrupting...
Europe – Pharmaceutical industry provides unpublished data on chemical substances
The datasets contain information about the hazard properties of 19 substances from 153 tests. The information can contribute to the development of predictive computational...
Europe – Industry majors publish ‘practical and structured’ 10-step framework for animal-free safety analysis
The trade association Cosmetics Europe and scientists from Beiersdorf, L’Oréal, Procter & Gamble and Unilever have published a study outlining a framework on using...
Europe – Upcoming changes to REACH information requirements
The update of the REACH annexes clarifies the information companies need to submit in their registrations and makes ECHA’s evaluation practices more transparent and...
Europe – SCCS/1638/21 Scientific Advice on the safety of Homosalate (CAS No 118-56-9, EC...
In light of the information provided and taking under consideration the concerns
related to potential endocrine disrupting properties of Homosalate, does the SCCS
consider Homosalate safe...
UK – Government to crack down on unregulated cosmetic procedures
Amendment to Health and Care Bill will give the Health Secretary powers to introduce a licence for non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox...
Europe – Group assessment of bisphenols identifies need for restriction
Many bisphenols are known endocrine disrupters both for human health and the environment. They also have reprotoxic properties. As they are widely used, a...
