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"Up-cycling: from marketing claims to regulatory compliance
Thursday, January 20, 2022Experts When you see the title of this article, I can see you rolling your eyes… and in your head, a little voice whispering to you: “Again! I’m still hearing about Up-cycling!” Yes, of course. Last year’s hot topic, up-cycling will be more than a trend for the next few years in the cosmetic field. And we will see more and more requirements for up-cycled ingredients and/or packaging in development specifications.
SCCS: Preliminary Opinion on the revision of the Opinion on Vitamin A
Monday, December 20, 2021SCCS Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in March 2021 in the context of the availability of new data on global exposure to vitamin A, the SCCS has just published its preliminary Opinion on the safety of vitamin A compounds used in cosmetic products (Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate). It was adopted by written procedure on 10 December 2021, and is open for comments until 7 February 2022.
Public consultation on revision of CLP Regulation
On August 9, 2021, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the revision of the CLP Regulation (Classification, Labelling and Packaging of chemical substances). This revision is one of the 85 actions planned in the framework of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, adopted by the Commission in October 2020 in connection with the “zero pollution” ambition.
Silver: ECHA launches a targeted consultation on harmonized classification and labelling
On July 6, 2021, ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) opened a targeted consultation on the harmonized classification and labelling of silver (nano and non-nano). A first consultation on the Swedish classification proposal took place in late 2020. This one follows the production of a new study by the industry in relation to the reproductive toxicity potential of the substance.
Acid Yellow 3 (CI 47005): Preliminary Opinion of the SCCS
Tuesday, May 25, 2021SCCS Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in March 2020, the Scientific Committee has just published its preliminary Opinion on the safety of the cosmetic colorant Acid Yellow 3 (CI 47005). It has been adopted by written procedure on 7 May 2021 and is open for comments until 5 July 2021.
Octocrylene: preliminary Opinion of the SCCS
Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in February 2020, in the framework of the evaluation of ingredients listed as endocrine disruptors, the Scientific Committee has just published its preliminary Opinion on the safety of Octocrylene (UV filter). It has been adopted by written procedure on 15 January 202 and is open for comments until 15 March 2021.
Brexit: transfer of REACH registrations must be completed by the end of March
Around 20 % of REACH registrations in the United Kingdom have not been transferred to the European Union and will be revoked. In a press release of 11 January 2021, ECHA warns operators that to complete the ongoing transfers, EU companies receiving the UK registrations should accept the transfers as soon as possible. Of the 2,140 REACH registrants in the UK, 80% started or completed the transfer of their registrations to the EU by the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.
Addendum to the SCCS Opinion on Aluminium (preliminary version)
After the SCCS (Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety) published its final Opinion on the safety of aluminium used in cosmetic products, an error was identified in the submission file regarding the safe percentage in lipsticks. The SCCS has just published an addendum on this subject. It was adopted by written procedure on 15 December 2020 and is open for comments until 15 February 2021.
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