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Brazil updates its list of substances banned in cosmeticsSubscribers only

On 7 January 2025, Brazil notified a draft Resolution designed to update the list of substances banned for use in personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes. A 60-day consultation was opened.

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Homosalate: new restrictions come into forceSubscribers only

On this 1st january 2025, the new restrictions on the UV filter Homosalate set out in Regulation (EU) 2022/2195 come into force. They apply to all new products placed on the market.

United Kingdom: an omnibus regulation for 64 CMRs and Kojic AcidSubscribers only

On 17 December 2024, the UK published Statutory Instrument 2024 No.1334. It includes a ban on 64 CMR substances (eight of which have INCI names), and new restrictions on kojic acid.

US FDA proposes mandatory testing of talc-containing productsSubscribers only

On 26 December 2024, the US FDA opened a consultation on a draft rule aimed at requiring talc-containing products to be tested for asbestos using standardised methods.
Monday, January 13, 2020
A Swiss Consumers' Federation is calling for a ban on three cosmetic ingredientsSubscribers only
In a press release made public on 7 January 2020, the FRC (French-speaking Consumers’ Federation) denounces the “timidity” of the Swiss Federal Counci...
Monday, January 13, 2020
Skin microbiome: Codif's favourite playgroundSubscribers only
Initially a source of disgust, bacteria are now widely used by the scientific community, including in cosmetic research. For a few years now, ingredie...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
BASF is committed to eco-responsibilitySubscribers only
Because the sustainability of raw materials is as important to consumers as the efficiency of finished products, manufacturers are increasingly concer...
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Two acrylates classified as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the IARCSubscribers only
Volume 122 of the recently published IARC Monographs contains the results of the carcinogenicity assessment of six substances, including two acrylates...
Monday, January 6, 2020
French National Assembly votes to ban microplastics in cosmeticsSubscribers only
It was through an amendment (CD1857) to the law on the fight against waste and the circular economy that the ban on microplastics in rinse-off and lea...
Monday, January 6, 2020
The ANSES programme for 2020Subscribers only
At the end of 2019, ANSES (National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety) published its work programme for 2020, which se...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
European Commission public consultation on endocrine disruptorsSubscribers only
European Union legislation on chemicals has been developed at different times and, in some cases, with different objectives. Different regulatory appr...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Cannabis seizes cosmeticsSubscribers only
Recently, cannabis and its derivatives have found a prominent place in the cosmetics industry. This market represents $12 billion worldwide, according...
Monday, December 23, 2019
Zinc Pyrithione: Opinion of the SCCSSubscribers only
The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the preservative and anti-dandruff agent Zinc Pyrithione in cosmetic products, on behalf of t...
Monday, December 23, 2019
S87, C183: Final Opinions of the SCCSSubscribers only
The SCCS has just published its final Opinions on the safety of UV-Filter Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate (S87) and hair ...
Monday, December 23, 2019
AAK's responsible sheaSubscribers only
Sustainability is a growing concern for the cosmetics industry. Among “sustainable” ingredients, there is shea butter, which is harvested in Africa an...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
SCCS Opinion on Aluminium: FEBEA's "decoding"... and the forthcoming review of the BfRSubscribers only
Ten years of controversy over the safety of aluminium and its salts in cosmetic products may have just ended with the recent Opinion of the SCCS. Publ...
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