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French Anses delays the publication of its work programme

On 6 January 2025, Anses, which is now responsible for assessing cosmetic substances and cosmetovigilance in France, announced that it was postponing publication of its work programme for 2025, as it did not currently know what resources it would have available for the year.

ED Lists updated

Since 2020, the “Endocrine Disruptor Lists” website, compiled and updated by five national authorities in European Union Member States, has compiled a list of substances known or suspected to act as endocrine disruptors. The latest update was published at the end of December 2024.

Revision of the "Sunscreen Products" Recommendation: the opinion of French Anses

As part of the ongoing review of the 2006 European Commission’s Recommendation “on the efficacy of sunscreen products and the claims made relating thereto”, known as the “Sunscreen Products” Recommendation, the French Anses has just published an opinion setting out its position on all the points currently under discussion.

Anses takes up the "Glyoxylic acid" dossier

Following on from the Académie de Médecine, it is now the Anses that is warning of the risks associated with hair straightening products containing glyoxylic acid. The French agency advises against the use of this type of product and plans to take the matter to European level.

Consultation on the Anses draft RMOA on lithium and its salts

On 7 October 2024, the French government opened a public consultation on a draft RMOA (Regulatory Management Options Analysis) drawn up by Anses. After an initial proposal for the CLH classification of lithium salts, notably as reprotoxic substances, it is now also a question of a classification as endocrine disrupters.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Injunction of the ANSM to Laboratoires Omega Pharma France

It is in the name of"nonconformities and significant breaches" that the ANSM has just sent Laboratoires Omega Pharma France an injunction to bring its...

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Injunction of the ANSM to the company Centiflor

It is in the name of'major non-conformities and shortcomings' that the ANSM has just sent Centiflor (which owns the brands Huiles & Sens and MaCos...

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Undeclared nanos: many non-conformities

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It is to verify the legal compliance with the mandatory labelling declaration for the nanomaterials contained in consumer goods that UFC-Que Choisir h...

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

DGCCRF controls: results and plans for 2018

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The first day of conferences of the 2017 edition of the Chartres Congress ended with the results of the controls carried out by the DGCCRF (French Gen...

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Injunction of the ANSM to the company Eko Friendly

The ANSM has just sent Eko Friendly an injunction to bring its Neuville-sur-Saône plant into compliance in the name of"major non-conformities and shor...

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Cosmetics online selling: the list of ingredients should be displayed

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We often look for it in vain, although it is actually mandatory. The DGCCRF (French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs, and ...

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Nail professionals: too many dangerous chemicals, not enough protection

L'Anses has just published the results of its expertise on the health risk assessment of professionals exposed to products used in nail care and decor...

Friday, November 17, 2017

Injunction of the ANSM to the company Propos Nature

It is in the name of"nonconformities and significant breaches" that the ANSM has just sent Propos Nature a compliance injunction concerning its establ...

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Injunction of the ANSM to the Hyteck company (Aroma-Zone)

The ANSM has just sent Hyteck an injunction to bring its Cabrières d'Avignon plant into compliance in the name of'major non-conformities and shortcomi...

Friday, October 27, 2017

140 cosmetic references containing prohibited substances withdrawn from the market

Last June, the French UFC-Que Choisir magazine denounced the presence of 23 cosmetics containing prohibited ingredients on the market. The two main ta...

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Injunction of the ANSM to the S.F.F.C.

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It is in the name of"non-conformities and important failures" that the ANSM has just sent to the Société Française de Fabrication de Cosmétiques (S.F....

Monday, October 16, 2017

Anses: Triclocarban could potentially act as an endocrine disruptor

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As part of the Stratégie nationale sur les perturbateurs endocriniens (SNPE, National Strategy for Endocrine Disruptors), Anses (French Agency for Foo...