in-cosmetics workshop clues in on cosmetics safety assessment

Chaired by Dr. Annelie Struessman, technical director for training organisation CONUSBAT, the main focus of the workshop will be to target information gaps for any finished goods maker or supplier seeking to secure safety assessments for their products.

“Primarily we are targeting people who are concerned with regulatory affairs, safety assessors, individuals involved in research and development, as well a sales and marketing – basically those individuals who need to know about regulatory issues for their decision-making,”​ Dr. Struessman told CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com.

“From our experience it is generally smaller companies, who are not so well connected and lack resources, who are the least prepared when it comes to safety assessments,”​ said Dr. Struessman.

“However, during the workshop we will be discussing the latest guidance document on safety assessment, so this information is likely to be relevant for ever the bigger and better prepared companies.”​

Safety assessment for cosmetics​

Entitled Safety Assessment For Cosmetics, the workshop will be held on March 29, between 9.30am to 1.30pm. The workshop will be divided into three principle segment incorporating a total of ten separate presentations.

The three segments include, Part I Legislative Background for the Safety Assessment in the EU, Part II Individual Safety Assessment of Cosmetics Ingredients and Part III Safety Assessment of Cosmetics Products, with each segment including presentations from key industry players involved with companies such as Beiersdorf, Cognis and Symrise, as well as leading regulatory experts.

Confirmed speakers include Dr. Michael Bogdahn, manager of product safety at Beiersdorf, Dr. Robert Fellous, senior vice president of regulatory affairs at Symrise and Dr. Winifried Steiling, certified toxicologist and senior manager of human safety assessment at Henkel.

Legistation, ingredients, finished products​

Part I will including a presentation that will outline the legislative background for the safety assessment, another giving practical advise on product information as well as an overview of the general principles of safety assessment for cosmetics in the EU.

Part II will include four principle presenations, the first outlining toxicology requirements on ingredients, the second on ingredient evaluation requirement, the third on requirements for fragrances and the fourth on risk characterisation of ingredients.

Part III will contain three principle presentations, the first on exposure requirements for finished products, the second on microbiological aspects of safety assessments, while the third will clue in on general information requirements for finished cosmetics products.

The workshop will be held at the 2011 in-cosmetics event at the Fiera expo centre in Milan. Attendance for the whole workshop costs €260 before March 11 and €290 after this date or on the day. Click here​ for further details.