The Canada-based company says that it now provides comprehensive testing for a range of products and issues related to substances which have been outlawed by the EU's REACH legislation.
Those services include testing for preparations that contain more than 0.1 per cent w/w of SVHC as well as providing associated declaration forms.
Legislation confuses ingredients players
REACH legislation has left many ingredients providers, particularly those in North America, confused over the exact amounts of SVHCs that are allowed. Confusion also surrounds the complicated paperwork and declarations that are associated with compliance.
In order to help cosmetics ingredients players, Intertek provides information on standard and custom lists of SVCH chemicals as well as providing specific information relevant to the cosmetics industry.
"Reach compliance is at the forefront of concerns for most of our clients," said Bruce Calder, general manager of Intertek.
"To meet their demands, we have developed a world-leading procedure for REACH SVHC declaration for simple and complex products."
Global testing network
The company has a global network of laboratories, which provides the testing and associated services extending to more than 1,000 laboratories in 110 countries around the world.
In view of REACH, the European Commission launched an online cosmetics ingredients database providing information for formulators on ingredients and their regulation last week.
The database unites information that was previously held in different places and aims to help companies get the full picture on ingredients without searching through multiple documents, according to the Commission.
It replaces the pdf format list which according to the commission was one of the most consulted documents on the DG Enterprise website.
The announcement followed the launch of the European Chemicals Agency's REACH database, which will be open for pre-registration from 1 June.
