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Phytonadione epoxide: preliminary Opinion of the SCCSSubscribers only

In June 2026, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) accepted the European Commission’s mandate to assess the safety of phytonadione epoxide. The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety has just published its preliminary opinion.

CLH classifications: Intention for Terpineol, proposal for Capric acidSubscribers only

On November 4, 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced that terpineol was the subject of a harmonized classification and labeling (CLH) intention and that capric acid was the subject of a classification proposal.

Reminder - IFRA 52: entry into force of the Specification and Restriction StandardsSubscribers only

On 12 December 2025, the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) published the 52nd amendment to its Standards. Eleven months later, on 12 November 2026, the new Standards on specifications and restrictions came into force for new creations.

California targets three new PFAS under Proposition 65Subscribers only

On 30 October 2026, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published three notices of intent to list certain chemicals – PFAS – under Proposition 65. The consultation period is open until 30 November.

Alternatives to microbeads: an analysis by the RIVMSubscribers only

They have been banned since 2023. But in products where they were useful, they had to be replaced with something else. Are the alternatives to plastic microbeads safe for human health and the environment? That is the question the RIVM sought to answer in this analysis.
Monday, April 30, 2018
REACH Annexes: specific information on nanomaterialsSubscribers only
The REACH Committee has voted to amend REACH Annexes to explicitly address nanoforms of substances. The specific requirements will address the knowled...
Monday, April 30, 2018
Three o-Phenylphenol salts soon to be bannedSubscribers only
The European Union had transmitted to WTO a draft Regulation aimed at restrict the maximum concentration of the preservative o-Phenylphenol in leave-o...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
The European Commission has published the criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in plant protection productsSubscribers only
Following the text adopted as part of the regulation on biocides, Regulation 2018/605 of 19 April 2018, published in the Official Journal of the Europ...
Monday, April 23, 2018
In-cosmetics Awards 2018: the winnersSubscribers only
As every year, this year in-cosmetics global show held on April 17-19 in Amsterdam rewarded the best cosmetic ingredients launched over the past six m...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Waste or co-products? A new solution for cosmetic ingredient sourcingSubscribers only
What used to be called waste has become co-products: raw materials whose treatment and use are increasingly trendy. At the 2018 U’Cosmetics conference...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Nano characterization: the right techniques, the right approachSubscribers only
To know whether you should notify and label a nano ingredient, you should actually know if it is a nano – and be able to test it so that it can be cha...
Monday, April 16, 2018
ANSES launches a database of more than 500 toxicity reference valuesSubscribers only
Anses just launched a database it has developed that contains around 500 TRVs (toxicity reference values), some of them being used in cosmetics, aimed...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Nano labelling in cosmetics: as from 50% or 10%?Subscribers only
As from what threshold of nanoparticles is a material considered a nano? At two recent events, Cosmed’s 2018 Rencontres Réglementaires (a congress ded...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Hormone-disrupting effect of parabens still unclear, says RIVM
RIVM has just published the results of its recent study on parabens. The Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has cond...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
CoRAP 2018-2020: 108 substances to be evaluatedSubscribers only
ECHA has adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2018-2020 with 108 substances to be evaluated, some of which are used in cosmet...
Monday, March 26, 2018
Colloidal Silver [nano]: Opinion of the SCCSSubscribers only
The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the cosmetic ingredient Colloidal silver in nano form. The European Commission requested this...
Monday, March 26, 2018
Solubility of SAS, TiO2 coatings: 2 requests for Opinion to SCCSSubscribers only
The solubility of Synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) and two new coatings for Titanium dioxide (nano) will be assessed by the SCCS. The requests from th...
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