The European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety has been requested to take a second look at potential endocrine disrupting chemicals propylparaben and butylparaben, used as preservatives in personal care products.
In an effort to ensure that hair dyes contain only the safest of substances, the European Commission has adopted a Directive that restricts the use of an additional 24 substances.
European cosmetics regulation has long been a minefield of grey areas and contradictions, a point that is underlined by the struggle to ban the testing of cosmetics ingredients on animals.
The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has defended the industry
against the accusation that cosmetics regulation in the US is weak
and urgently needs reform.
The European Commission has today stated that there will be a new
Cosmetics Directive in place by 2010, a move that addresses the
inaccuracy and inconsistency of the existing directive that has
been in place since 1976.
Following a presentation at the Cosmetics Business Summit in
Brussels on Friday, European Commission Günter Verheugen has
pledged to protect and honour its consumers through three main
channels - REACH, the end of animal testing and...
The adoption of the new EU chemicals legislation, REACH, by a broad
majority of the European Parliament at first reading has been
welcomed by Colipa, which believes the clarification of the use of
chemicals in cosmetics products will...
