Ingredients:News

IFRA 52: the end-of-consultation letter

On 31 August 2026, the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) issued its End-of-Consultation Letter on the 52nd Amendment to its Standards, the consultation period for which ended on 12 June.

Capric Acid: intention to amend the CLH classification

On 2 September 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced Austria’s intention to introduce an amendment to the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) for decanoic acid.

The British SAG-CS has published seven new Opinions

During the summer of 2026, the U.K.’s SAG-CS (Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety), the equivalent of the European SCCS, published the conclusions of its final opinions issued from December 2025 through June 2026. Not all of these conclusions are aligned with those of the European SCCS.

Climbazole: proposal of CLH classification

On 19 August 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) forwarded Belgium’s proposal for the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of Climbazole, a preservative.

Sorbic Acid: Intention of CLH classification

On 19 August 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced Germany’s intention to introduce an harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) for sorbic acid.

Monday, October 23, 2023

Intention of CLH classification of Sodium Chlorite in Muta. 2

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On 18 October 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published Hungary’s intention of CLH classification of Sodium Chlorite, an oxidising and oral...

Monday, October 23, 2023

A Geographical Indication for Velay clays

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On 13 October 2023, the INPI (French National Institute of Industrial Property) announced that it had approved the “Velay clays” geographical indicati...

Monday, October 16, 2023

France publishes its list of endocrine disruptors

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Three Orders were published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française on 12 October 2023. The first sets out the list of substances with endo...

Monday, October 16, 2023

France submits an intention to restrict Octocrylene

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On 11 October 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published France’s intention to introduce restrictions on the marketing of mixtures containin...

Monday, October 16, 2023

California bans 26 additional cosmetic ingredients

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The law was approved on 8 October 2023 by Governor Gavin Newsom. In addition to the 12 cosmetic ingredients (or groups of ingredients) already banned ...

Monday, October 16, 2023

Harmful chemicals in consumer products: a appeal to the European Commission

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PFAS, endocrine disruptors and other substances of concern… consumer products are full of harmful chemicals, according to the BEUC. The organisation o...

Monday, October 9, 2023

CLH consultation on classification of Acetophenone as Repr. 1B

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On 2 October 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on Spain’s proposal for the harmonised classification and labelling of...

Monday, October 9, 2023

The UK's OPSS publishes a guide for the management of CMRs in cosmetics

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Initially perfectly aligned with European cosmetics regulations in the early post-Brexit days, the UK is increasingly distancing itself from them by c...

Monday, October 2, 2023

Restriction of microplastics: the Regulation is published

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The European Union has just published Regulation 2023/2055, which sets out the new restrictions applicable to synthetic polymer microparticles under t...

Monday, October 2, 2023

Children's exposure to Methyl Salicylate: the final version of the Scientific Advice of the SCCS

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Following the classification of Methyl Salicylate as a category 2 reprotoxicant under the CLP Regulation, the SCCS initially concluded that it was saf...

Monday, October 2, 2023

CLH consultation on sodium and potassium salts of EDTMP

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On 25 September 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched consultations on Germany’s proposal for the harmonised classification and labellin...

Monday, October 2, 2023

Restriction of PFASs: more than 5,600 comments received by ECHA

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At the end of the six-month comment period on the draft restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which closed on 25 September 2023,...