Every month, the Regulation Checklist reviews key information from the world of regulations in Europe and Worldwide: the essentials you shouldn’t miss, compiled and summarised here by the CosmeticOBS editorial team.
European regulations
• Safety Gate
The European Commission presented its annual report on Safety Gate on March 5, 2025. The first finding was that of the 4,671 alerts notified, 36% concerned cosmetic products, which were affected much more often than toys (16%) and electrical appliances and equipment (11%).
-> Safety Gate 2025 report: cosmetics top the list of reports (05/03)
• SCCS
On March 4, 2026, the European Commission launched a call for applications with the aim of renewing the membership of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), which is responsible in particular for assessing the safety of cosmetic ingredients. Interested individuals (who must have at least 10 years of experience in the field of chemical safety, as well as exposure and hazard assessment) have until May 31, 2026, to apply online for a five-year term beginning on January 1, 2027.
-> News briefs - Call for experts: SCCS is recruiting (05/03)
• Assessment of chemical mixtures
In 2011, the three independent non-food Scientific Committees of the European Union (SCHER, SCENHIR, and SCCS) provided a joint opinion on “the toxicity and risk assessment of chemical mixtures.” The European Commission is now asking SCHEER (Scientific Committee on Health, …
