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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.
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Butylphenyl methylpropional, HEMA: Opinions of the SCCSSubscribers only
The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the fragrance ingredient Butylphenyl Methylpropional. This Opinion was adopted by written pro...
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Salicylic acid, Hair dyes: four requests for Opinion to SCCSSubscribers only
The safety of salicylic acid, and of three hair dyes ingredients (C170, A166, and A33) will be assessed by the SCCS. The requests from the European Co...
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Pistacia lentiscus
The tears of pistacia lentiscus (also known as lentisk or mastic) cannot but make us smile! This precious resin revives the cell activity and helps th...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
CMR ingredients: the story of an inevitable deathSubscribers only
Formaldehyde, Titanium dioxide, Zinc pyrithione, D4 and D5, Salicylic acid… they already are, or are likely to be soon classified as CMRs – with the c...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Cosmetics online selling: the list of ingredients should be displayedSubscribers only
We often look for it in vain, although it is actually mandatory. The DGCCRF (French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs, and ...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
REACH: the 2018 deadline and the main sticking pointsSubscribers only
The long registration and evaluation procedure for chemicals placed on the European market is coming to an end, the last deadline being May 31, 2018 f...
Monday, December 11, 2017
Endocrine disruptors: consultation on the GuidanceSubscribers only
Following the publication of European Regulation setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine-disrupting properties for biocides...
Monday, December 11, 2017
Back to the aluminium battle?
Aluminium keeps raising concerns, whether it is contained in drugs, vaccines, or convenience goods, including cosmetics. AT THE END OF 2017, at a symp...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Regulation 2017/2228: restrictions for peanut & wheat proteinsSubscribers only
Regulation 2017/2228 of 4 December 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 5 December, amends Annex III (restricted substances) o...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
REACH 2018: Suppliers asked to communicate their registration intentionsSubscribers only
The Directors’ Contact Group (DCG) – a platform of the European Commission, ECHA and industry associations – recommends that companies communicate the...
Monday, December 4, 2017
o-Phenylphenol: new restriction of use by the end of 2018Subscribers only
The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restrict the maximum concentration of the preservative o-Phenylphenol in le...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Aggregate exposure to Climbazole: Opinion of the SCCSSubscribers only
The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the cosmetic preservative Climbazole, taking in account the combined use of several types of ...
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