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 | Delphic HSE Webinar MoCRA FDA Cosmetic Regulation | The long-awaited update to the FDA Cosmetics Regulation Act 2022 has finally been published with … | North America | Cosmetic, Cosmetics, FDA, MoCRA, Regulation, USA, Webinar | 25th April 2023 | north-america grip | cosmetic cosmetics fda mocra regulation usa webinar |
 | Brazil – Update on Mandatory Disclosure of Composition in Portuguese | On 22 February 2023, the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published Resolution RDC 773, amending … | South America | Anvisa, Brazil, Composition, Cosmetics, Labelling, Mandatory Disclosure, National Health Surveillance Agency, Personal Hygiene Products, Portuguese, Resolution RDC 646, Resolution RDC 773, South America | 19th April 2023 | south-america grip | anvisa brazil composition cosmetics labelling mandatory-disclosure national-health-surveillance-agency personal-hygiene-products portuguese resolution-rdc-646 resolution-rdc-773 south-america |
| California Legislators Advance Cosmetic Safety Bill | The California Assembly has approved legislation aimed at banning the manufacture and sale of cosmetics … | North America | 2-chloracetamide, acetaldehyde, allyl isothiocyanate, anthraquinone, basic blue 3 7 and 9, basic green 1, basic violet 4, bill AB 496, Boric Acid, boric acid salts and esters, California, CI disperse blue 1, CI disperse blue 3, Cosmetic Safety Bill, cyclohexylamine, cyclotetrasiloxane, EU Restrictions, Impurities, Laurus nobilis L, lily aldehyde, malachite green, North America, octaborates, perboric acids, phytonadione, Prohibited, pyrogallol, sodium perborate, sodium perborate monohydrate, sodium salt, sodium salt monohydrate, styrene, tetraborates, trichloroacetic acid, tricresyl phosphate, trisodium nitrilotriacetate, USA, vinyl acetate | 19th April 2023 | north-america grip | 2-chloracetamide acetaldehyde allyl-isothiocyanate anthraquinone basic-blue-3-7-and-9 basic-green-1 basic-violet-4 bill-ab-496 boric-acid boric-acid-salts-and-esters california ci-disperse-blue-1 ci-disperse-blue-3 cosmetic-safety-bill cyclohexylamine cyclotetrasiloxane eu-restrictions impurities laurus-nobilis-l lily-aldehyde malachite-green north-america octaborates perboric-acids phytonadione prohibited pyrogallol sodium-perborate sodium-perborate-monohydrate sodium-salt sodium-salt-monohydrate styrene tetraborates trichloroacetic-acid tricresyl-phosphate trisodium-nitrilotriacetate usa vinyl-acetate |
| FDA Has Stopped Accepting Submissions to the Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP) | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stopped accepting submissions to the Voluntary Cosmetic … | North America | Cosmetic Products, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Ingredients, MoCRA, Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, North America, USA, VCRP, Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program | 19th April 2023 | north-america grip | cosmetic-products fda food-and-drug-administration ingredients mocra modernization-of-cosmetics-regulation-act-of-2022 north-america usa vcrp voluntary-cosmetic-registration-program |
 | EC Proposal for a Directive on Substantiating Green Claims | On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published the Proposal for a Directive on substantiation … | EU | EC, Environment, EU, EU Ecolabel, European Commission, European Green Deal, Green Claims, Green Claims Directive, Proposal, Substantiation | 19th April 2023 | eu grip | ec environment eu eu-ecolabel european-commission european-green-deal green-claims green-claims-directive proposal substantiation |
| Final SCCS Opinion on Sodium bromothymol blue (C186) | On 23 March 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion … | EU | EU, Final Opinion, Non-oxidative Hair Dye, SCCS, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, sodium bromothymol blue (C186) | 19th April 2023 | eu grip | eu final-opinion non-oxidative-hair-dye sccs scientific-committee-on-consumer-safety sodium-bromothymol-blue-c186 |
 | Final SCCS Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (nano) | On 23 March 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion … | Europe | EU, Final Opinion, Hydroxyapatite (nano), Mouthwash, SCCS, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, Toothpaste | 19th April 2023 | europe grip | eu final-opinion hydroxyapatite-nano mouthwash sccs scientific-committee-on-consumer-safety toothpaste |
| EC Working Group on Cosmetics Meeting Outcomes | A meeting of the EU Commission Working Group on Cosmetic Products (EC CPWG) took place … | Europe | 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor, acetyl heptapeptide-9 colloidal gold, acetyl tetrapeptide-17 colloidal platinum, Alpha-Arbutin, Annex II, arbutin, Borderline Manual, Borderline Products, Cannabis, CBD, CE, CMR Omnibus VI, colloidal copper, colloidal gold, colloidal platinum, colloidal silver, copper, Cosmetics, Cosmetics Europe, Daidzein, EC, EC CPWG, EU, EU Commission Working Group on Cosmetic Products, EU Cosmetic Regulation, Facial Stickers, False Eyelashes, Fragrances Allergens, Genistein, Glues for Extended Nails, gold, gold thioethylamino hyaluronic acid, Hair Products, hydroxyapatite, ISO Methods, Jewellery on Teeth, Kojic Acid, Labelling, Legislation, Magnetic Eyeliner, Melatonin, nano, platinum, Proposed, Regulation, Requirements, SCCS, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, Self-tanning Drops, sodium styrene/acrylates copolymer, SPF, styrene/acrylates copolymer, Sun Products, Tattoos, Teeth Whitening, Triclocarban, Triclosan, Vitamin A | 19th April 2023 | europe grip | 4-methylbenzylidene-camphor acetyl-heptapeptide-9-colloidal-gold acetyl-tetrapeptide-17-colloidal-platinum alpha-arbutin annex-ii arbutin borderline-manual borderline-products cannabis cbd ce cmr-omnibus-vi colloidal-copper colloidal-gold colloidal-platinum colloidal-silver copper cosmetics cosmetics-europe daidzein ec ec-cpwg eu eu-commission-working-group-on-cosmetic-products eu-cosmetic-regulation facial-stickers false-eyelashes fragrances-allergens genistein glues-for-extended-nails gold gold-thioethylamino-hyaluronic-acid hair-products hydroxyapatite iso-methods jewellery-on-teeth kojic-acid labelling legislation magnetic-eyeliner melatonin nano platinum proposed regulation requirements sccs scientific-committee-on-consumer-safety self-tanning-drops sodium-styrene-acrylates-copolymer spf styrene-acrylates-copolymer sun-products tattoos teeth-whitening triclocarban triclosan vitamin-a |
| Norway – Proposal to Classify Linear Siloxanes as SVHC | In November 2022, Norway added the linear siloxanes L2 – L5 to the Registry of … | Europe | Candidate List, Cosmetic Products, Decamethyltetrasiloxane, Disiloxane, Dodecamethylpentasiloxane, ECHA, EU, EU REACH, hexamethyldisiloxane, Linear Siloxanes, Norway, octamethyltrisiloxane, Proposal, Substances of Very High Concern, SVHC, Trisiloxane | 19th April 2023 | europe grip | candidate-list cosmetic-products decamethyltetrasiloxane disiloxane dodecamethylpentasiloxane echa eu eu-reach hexamethyldisiloxane linear-siloxanes norway octamethyltrisiloxane proposal substances-of-very-high-concern svhc trisiloxane |
| 21st ATP to EU CLP Notified to the WTO | On 6 March 2023, the EU Commission notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the … | Europe | ); 2-cyano-N-[(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2- (methoxyimino)acetamide, 21st Adaptation to Technical Progress, Annex II, Annex VI, ATP, Carcinogenic, Chemicals, CMR, CMR Omnibus Regulation, Cosmetic Products, Cymoxanil, Dimethyltolylamine, Diuron, Draft, EU, EU Classification Labelling and Packaging Regulation, EU CLP, EU Commission, EU Official Journal, Legislation, Mutagenic, Notification, Prohibited, Reprotoxic, Trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, World Trade Organisation, WTO | 19th April 2023 | europe grip | 2-cyano-n-ethylaminocarbonyl-2-methoxyiminoacetamide 21st-adaptation-to-technical-progress annex-ii annex-vi atp carcinogenic chemicals cmr cmr-omnibus-regulation cosmetic-products cymoxanil dimethyltolylamine diuron draft eu eu-classification-labelling-and-packaging-regulation eu-clp eu-commission eu-official-journal legislation mutagenic notification prohibited reprotoxic trimethylbenzoyl-diphenylphosphine-oxide world-trade-organisation wto |
 | UK Plastic Packaging Tax – Rate to Increase From 1 April 2023 | The rate at which the UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) is charged is increasing from … | UK | Import, Manufacture, Packaging, Plastic Packaging Tax, PPT, Rate Increase, UK, UK PPT | 19th April 2023 | uk grip | import manufacture packaging plastic-packaging-tax ppt rate-increase uk uk-ppt |
| New SCPN Ingredient Upload Function | On 27 March 2023, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), the UK competent … | UK | Cosmetic Products, CSV File, Ingredients, Notification, Office for Product Safety and Standards, OPSS, SCPN, SCPN Portal, Submit Cosmetic Product Notification, UK | 19th April 2023 | uk grip | cosmetic-products csv-file ingredients notification office-for-product-safety-and-standards opss scpn scpn-portal submit-cosmetic-product-notification uk |
| CTPA Advice on voluntary declaration of additional particulars in UK | The CTPA have published new assured advice resulting from the Primary Authority Coordinated Partnership with … | UK | Advice, Compliance, Cosmetic Products, CTPA, Formaldehyde, Fragrance Allergens, Labelling, Safety, Sensitisation, Trading Standards, UK, UK Cosmetic Regulation, UKCR | 19th April 2023 | uk grip | advice compliance cosmetic-products ctpa formaldehyde fragrance-allergens labelling safety sensitisation trading-standards uk uk-cosmetic-regulation ukcr |
| OPSS Publishes a Study Report on Heavy Metals Limits in Cosmetic Products | In March 2023, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published a report on … | UK | Canada, Cosmetic Products, Germany, Heavy Metals, Impurities, Japan, Office for Product Safety and Standards, OPSS, Report, Safety, UK, UK Heavy Metal Limits | 19th April 2023 | uk grip | canada cosmetic-products germany heavy-metals impurities japan office-for-product-safety-and-standards opss report safety uk uk-heavy-metal-limits |
| CMA Consultation on Draft Guidance | In March 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provided its environmental sustainability advice to … | UK | Advice, Climate, CMA, Competition Act 1998, Competition and Market Authority, Environmental, Sustainability, UK | 19th April 2023 | uk grip | advice climate cma competition-act-1998 competition-and-market-authority environmental sustainability uk |
 | ASEAN bans the use of 42 substances in cosmetics | The Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) has banned the use of 42 substances in … | APAC | 27th March 2023 | apac grip | ||
| China invites proposals to revise cosmetics safety standard | China’s National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) is inviting stakeholders to recommend further … | APAC | APAC, Approved Ingredients, Banned Ingredients, China, China’s National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Cosmetics Safety and Technical Standard for Cosmetics, Cosmetics Supervision Administration Regulation, CSAR, NIFDC | 27th March 2023 | apac grip | apac approved-ingredients banned-ingredients china chinas-national-institutes-for-food-and-drug-control cosmetics-safety-and-technical-standard-for-cosmetics cosmetics-supervision-administration-regulation csar nifdc |
| Japan cuts additives from its positive lists for hair dyes and quasi-drugs | Japan has cut two additives from its positive list of additives for quasi-drugs products – … | APAC | APAC, Cosmetics, hair dyes, Japan, Labour and Welfare, methylrosaniline chloride, MHLW, Ministry of Health, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act, Positive Lists, Quasi-drugs, stearyl dimethyl amine | 27th March 2023 | apac grip | apac cosmetics hair-dyes japan labour-and-welfare methylrosaniline-chloride mhlw ministry-of-health pharmaceutical-and-medical-devices-act positive-lists quasi-drugs stearyl-dimethyl-amine |
| Brazil expands precautionary ban to all hair braiding products amid investigation | Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has implemented precautionary bans, and other oversight measures, for … | South America | Anvisa, Brazil, Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency, Cosmetics, Hair Braiding, Recall, South America, Undesirable Effects, Withdrawal | 27th March 2023 | south-america grip | anvisa brazil brazilian-national-health-surveillance-agency cosmetics hair-braiding recall south-america undesirable-effects withdrawal |
 | Dominican Republic consults on updates to registration of cosmetics, household cleaning products | The Dominican Republic has opened a public consultation on a draft regulation that updates requirements … | Central America | Central America, Chemicals, Cleaning, Cosmetics, DIGEMAPS, Dominican Republic, General Direrctorate of Medicines Food and Health Products, Household, Notificaiton, NSO, Registration | 27th March 2023 | central-america grip | central-america chemicals cleaning cosmetics digemaps dominican-republic general-direrctorate-of-medicines-food-and-health-products household notificaiton nso registration |
| Updates to CITES Annotation 4 for Orchids | The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is … | EU | Bletilla striata, CITES, CITES Appendices, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Cosmetics, Cycnoches cooperi, Endangered, EU, Gastrodia elata, Natural Ingredients, Orchids, P. lobbii, Phalaenopsis amabilis, Protection, Raw Materials | 27th March 2023 | eu grip | bletilla-striata cites cites-appendices convention-on-international-trade-in-endangered-species-of-wild-fauna-and-flora cosmetics cycnoches-cooperi endangered eu gastrodia-elata natural-ingredients orchids p-lobbii phalaenopsis-amabilis protection raw-materials |
| New SCCS Mandate for hair dye HC Blue 18 (B122) | On 10 February 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the … | EU | B112, Cosmetics, EU, EU Commission, hair dye, HC Blue 18, Opinion, SCCS, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety | 27th March 2023 | eu grip | b112 cosmetics eu eu-commission hair-dye hc-blue-18 opinion sccs scientific-committee-on-consumer-safety |
| European Commission – Infringement Procedure Opened for France | On 15 February 2023, the European Commission (EC) opened an infringement procedure by sending a … | EU | Cosmetics, Directive (EU) 2015/1535, EC, EU, European Commission, France, INFR(2022)4028, Labelling, Recycling, Single Market Transparency Directive, Triman | 27th March 2023 | eu grip | cosmetics directive-eu-2015-1535 ec eu european-commission france infr20224028 labelling recycling single-market-transparency-directive triman |
| SCCS Mandate for Hexyl Salicylate | On 10 February 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the … | EU | CLP, CMR2, CPR, EU, EU Classification Labelling and Packaging Regulation, EU Cosmetic Products Regulation, Hexyl Salicylate, Opinion, SCCS | 27th March 2023 | eu grip | clp cmr2 cpr eu eu-classification-labelling-and-packaging-regulation eu-cosmetic-products-regulation hexyl-salicylate opinion sccs |
| ECHA Publishes REACH Restriction Proposal on PFAS | On 7 February 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the draft restriction proposal under … | Europe | ECHA, EU, European Chemicals Agency, Official Journal, PFAS, Polyfluoroalkyl, RAC, REACH, Restriction Proposal, Risk Assessment, SEAC, Socio-Economic Analysis | 27th March 2023 | europe grip | echa eu european-chemicals-agency official-journal pfas polyfluoroalkyl rac reach restriction-proposal risk-assessment seac socio-economic-analysis |
| Final SCCS Opinion on Aluminium | On 2 February 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion … | Europe | aluminium, Cosmetic Products, EU, Final Opinion, Opinion, SCCS, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety | 27th March 2023 | europe grip | aluminium cosmetic-products eu final-opinion opinion sccs scientific-committee-on-consumer-safety |
| SCCS Mandate for Water-Soluble Zinc Salts | On 2 February 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the … | Europe | EU, Opinion, oral cosmetic products, SCCS, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, zinc acetate, zinc chloride, zinc citrate, zinc gluconate, zinc glutamate, Zinc Salts, zinc sulphate | 27th March 2023 | europe grip | eu opinion oral-cosmetic-products sccs scientific-committee-on-consumer-safety zinc-acetate zinc-chloride zinc-citrate zinc-gluconate zinc-glutamate zinc-salts zinc-sulphate |
| Cosmetics Europe Launches New Consumer Tool “COSMILE Europe” | Cosmetics Europe has launched COSMILE Europe, a European ingredients database that will provide consumers across … | Europe | Cosmetics, Cosmetics Europe, Cosmile, Database, EU, INCI, Ingredients, International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient, Labelling, Packaging | 27th March 2023 | europe grip | cosmetics cosmetics-europe cosmile database eu inci ingredients international-nomenclature-cosmetic-ingredient labelling packaging |
| Updates on UK REACH | NOTE: There haven’t yet been any official publications from the Department for the Environment, Food … | UK | CTPA, Deadline, DEFRA, Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health and Safety Executive, HSE, Registration, UK, UK REACH | 27th March 2023 | uk grip | ctpa deadline defra department-for-the-environment-food-and-rural-affairs health-and-safety-executive hse registration uk uk-reach |
| UK Government announces changes to NI Protocol | On 27 February 2023, the UK Government announced the introduction of changes to the Northern … | UK | Cosmetics, CTPA, EU, Labelling Requirements, NI Market, NI Protocol, Northern Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement, Office for Product Safety and Standards, Regulation, Trade, UK, Windsor Framework | 27th March 2023 | uk grip | cosmetics ctpa eu labelling-requirements ni-market ni-protocol northern-ireland-protocol-to-the-withdrawal-agreement office-for-product-safety-and-standards regulation trade uk windsor-framework |
| Overview of the UK Chemicals Strategy | On 31 January 2023, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published its … | UK | Chemicals, DEFRA, Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Endocrine Disruptors, Environmental, Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, MAF, Mixture Assessment Factor, PFAS, Polyfluoroalkyl, Safety, UK, UK Chemicals Strategy, UK REACH | 27th March 2023 | uk grip | chemicals defra department-for-the-environment-food-and-rural-affairs endocrine-disruptors environmental environmental-improvement-plan-2023 maf mixture-assessment-factor pfas polyfluoroalkyl safety uk uk-chemicals-strategy uk-reach |
| UK Updated Regulations on Explosive Precursors | The sale of explosive precursors in Great Britain is regulated and controlled by the UK … | UK | Control of Posions and Explosives Precursors Regulations 2015, Cosmetic Ingredients, Explosive, Licence, The Control of Explosive Precursors Regulations 2023, UK, UK Poisons Act 1972 | 27th March 2023 | uk grip | control-of-posions-and-explosives-precursors-regulations-2015 cosmetic-ingredients explosive licence the-control-of-explosive-precursors-regulations-2023 uk uk-poisons-act-1972 |
| Defra Publish EPR Recyclability Labelling Guide | The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published an article on recyclability … | UK | Cosmetics, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, EPR, Labelling, Recycling, Requirements, UK, UK Extended Producer Responsibility | 27th March 2023 | uk grip | cosmetics defra department-for-environment-food-and-rural-affairs epr labelling recycling requirements uk uk-extended-producer-responsibility |
| Philippines updates guidelines on audit process for cosmetics product information files | The Philippines has updated its guidelines on auditing product information files (PIF) for cosmetics, citing … | APAC | ACD, APAC, Asean Cosmetics Directive, Audit, Cosmetics, FDA, FDA Circular No 2023-001, Food and Drug Administration, Philippines, PIF, Product Information File | 20th February 2023 | apac grip | acd apac asean-cosmetics-directive audit cosmetics fda fda-circular-no-2023-001 food-and-drug-administration philippines pif product-information-file |
| China accepting in-house testing data for ordinary use cosmetics filings | China is now accepting in-house testing reports from companies filing ordinary use cosmetics with confirmed … | APAC | APAC, China, Cosmetics, National Medical Products Administration, NMPA, Testing | 20th February 2023 | apac grip | apac china cosmetics national-medical-products-administration nmpa testing |
| Hong Kong proposes VOC limits on seven household cleaning products | Hong Kong’s EPA is consulting on a proposal to impose volatile organic compound (VOC) limits … | APAC | APAC, Hong Kong, Household Cleaning Products, Limits, VOC | 20th February 2023 | apac grip | apac hong-kong household-cleaning-products limits voc |
| Malaysia updates guidelines for control of cosmetics | Malaysia has updated its guidelines for the control of cosmetics, adding new product categories, labelling … | APAC | APAC, Control of Drugs and Cosmetic Regulations (CDCR) 1984, Cosmetics, Halal, Labelling Requirements, Malaysia, National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, NPRA | 20th February 2023 | apac grip | apac control-of-drugs-and-cosmetic-regulations-cdcr-1984 cosmetics halal labelling-requirements malaysia national-pharmaceutical-regulatory-agency npra |
| Brazil simplifies process to modify registered cosmetics, personal hygiene products | Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has said it will automatically approve some post-registration modifications … | South America | Anvisa, Automatic Approval, Brazil, Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency, Cosmetics, Post-Registration, Resolution 772 (RDC 772), South America | 20th February 2023 | south-america grip | anvisa automatic-approval brazil brazilian-national-health-surveillance-agency cosmetics post-registration resolution-772-rdc-772 south-america |
| Vermont, California look to ban certain chemicals in menstrual products | Vermont and California are considering first-in-the-nation legislation to prohibit PFASs and other concerning chemicals in … | North America | 20th February 2023 | north-america grip | ||
| Mercosur adopting Decree 277/017 adopting GMC Resolution No. 62/14 of Mercosur Approving Technical Regulation and Repealing GMC Resolution No. 29/05 | From 16 January, companies manufacturing or importing personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes (including shampoos) … | South America | Cosmetics, Decree 277/017, Fluasnisone, Fluorenone, GMC 29/05, GMC 63/14, Mercosur, Prohibited, Resolution, South America, Trifluperidol | 20th February 2023 | south-america grip | cosmetics decree-277-017 fluasnisone fluorenone gmc-29-05 gmc-63-14 mercosur prohibited resolution south-america trifluperidol |
| Mercosur updated lists of prohibited substances – Decree 427/022 adopting Resolution GMC 37/20 Mercosur modifying Resolutions GMC 24/11 and 62/14 | From 16 January, companies manufacturing or importing personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes (including shampoos) … | South America | benzylparaben, chlorophene, choroacetamide, Cosmetics, Decree 427/022, GMC 24/11, GMC 62/14, isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, Mercosur, phenylparaben, Prohibited, quaternium-15, Resolution GMC 37/20, Restricted, South America, zinc pyrithione | 20th February 2023 | south-america grip | benzylparaben chlorophene choroacetamide cosmetics decree-427-022 gmc-24-11 gmc-62-14 isobutylparaben isopropylparaben mercosur phenylparaben prohibited quaternium-15 resolution-gmc-37-20 restricted south-america zinc-pyrithione |
 | Israel puts forward cosmetic products draft Regulation | Israel’s Ministry of Health has drawn up a draft Regulation for the production, marketing and … | Middle East | Colour Additives, Cosmetics, Desmedipham, Draft Regulation, EU Regulation, Middle East, Preservatives, Prohibited, Responsible Person, Restricted, SD alcohol 40, Troxerutin, UV Filters, WTO | 20th February 2023 | middle-east grip | colour-additives cosmetics desmedipham draft-regulation eu-regulation middle-east preservatives prohibited responsible-person restricted sd-alcohol-40 troxerutin uv-filters wto |
| Final SCCS Opinion on Alpha and Beta Arbutin | On 1 February 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion … | Europe | Alpha-Arbutin, Beta-Arbutin, EU, Final Opinion, Restrictions, SCCS | 20th February 2023 | europe grip | alpha-arbutin beta-arbutin eu final-opinion restrictions sccs |
| Draft SCCS Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (nano) | On 11th January 2023 the SCCS published the draft opinion on the use of hydroxyapatite … | Europe | Cosmetics, Draft Opinion, EU, Hydroxyapatite (nano), Restrictions, SCCS | 20th February 2023 | europe grip | cosmetics draft-opinion eu hydroxyapatite-nano restrictions sccs |
| New Provisions on Environmental Claims in France | The French Authorities have introduced new provisions on environmental claims to the Code de l’environnement … | Europe | Article L541-9-1, Articles D229-106, Carbon Neutral, Code de l'environnement, D229-109, Environmental Claims, Environmental Code, Environmental Law, EU, France, Packaging | 20th February 2023 | europe grip | article-l541-9-1 articles-d229-106 carbon-neutral code-de-lenvironnement d229-109 environmental-claims environmental-code environmental-law eu france packaging |
| Royal Decree 1055/2022 on Packaging and Packaging Waste in Spain | As mentioned in last month’s Regulatory GRIP content (January 2023), a Royal Decree on Packaging … | Europe | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151, Environmental Claims, EU, Green Dot Trademark, Official State Gazette, Packaging and Waste Decree, Spain | 20th February 2023 | europe grip | commission-implementing-regulation-eu-2020-2151 environmental-claims eu green-dot-trademark official-state-gazette packaging-and-waste-decree spain |
| Resorcinal SVHC paln delayed until new EU CLP hazard classes enter into force | The EU Commission has paused its plan to classify resorcinol as an endocrine disrupting SVHC … | Europe | EU, EU CLP, new proposed Hazard Classes, REACH, Resorcinal, SVHC | 20th February 2023 | europe grip | eu eu-clp new-proposed-hazard-classes reach resorcinal svhc |
| “Nano-Mesure France” (NMF) Association launched in France | As a response to multiple types of products (including cosmetics) containing nanomaterials which are not … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, FEBA, France, Nano-Mesure France, Nanomaterials, NMF | 20th February 2023 | europe grip | cosmetics eu feba france nano-mesure-france nanomaterials nmf |
| CMA Investigation into Green Claims | On 26 January 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced a review of claims … | UK | Advertising, Claims, CMA, Competition and Markets Authority, Cosmetics, Environmental, Greenwashing, UK | 20th February 2023 | uk grip | advertising claims cma competition-and-markets-authority cosmetics environmental greenwashing uk |
| SAG-CS Opinion on Methyl-N-methylanthranilate | The Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) has been reviewing and … | UK | Cosmetic Ingredients, Cosmetics, Methyl-N-methylanthranilate, Opinion, restriction, SAG-CS, Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products, UK | 20th February 2023 | uk grip | cosmetic-ingredients cosmetics methyl-n-methylanthranilate opinion restriction sag-cs scientific-advisory-group-on-chemical-safety-in-consumer-products uk |
| SAG-CS Opinion on Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives | The Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) has been reviewing and … | UK | Cosmetic Ingredients, Cosmetics, Formaldehyde, Opinion, Preservatives, restriction, SAG-CS, Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products, UK | 20th February 2023 | uk grip | cosmetic-ingredients cosmetics formaldehyde opinion preservatives restriction sag-cs scientific-advisory-group-on-chemical-safety-in-consumer-products uk |
| SAG-CS Opinion on UV Filters HAA299 and HAA299 (nano) | The Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) has been reviewing and … | UK | Cosmetic Ingredients, Cosmetics, HAA299, HAA299 (nano), Opinion, restriction, SAG-CS, Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products, UK, UV Filters | 20th February 2023 | uk grip | cosmetic-ingredients cosmetics haa299 haa299-nano opinion restriction sag-cs scientific-advisory-group-on-chemical-safety-in-consumer-products uk uv-filters |
| ASA Ruling on Misleading Teeth Whitening Advert | On 21st December 2022, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a ruling against an online … | UK | Advertising, ASA, Misleading Claims, Teeth Whitening, UK | 22nd January 2023 | uk grip | advertising asa misleading-claims teeth-whitening uk |
| Updated Draft Decree on Packaging and Packaging Waste in Spain | There is an update to a previously mentioned Draft Decree (originally mentioned in July 2022 … | Europe | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151, Environmental Claims, EU, Green Dot Trademark, Official State Gazette, Packaging and Waste Decree, Spain | 22nd January 2023 | europe grip | commission-implementing-regulation-eu-2020-2151 environmental-claims eu green-dot-trademark official-state-gazette packaging-and-waste-decree spain |
| Proposal for an EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products | On 17th November 2022, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation of Deforestation-Free … | Europe | Cocoa, Coffee, Cosmetics, Deforestation Law, Environmental, EU, Forest Degradation, Palm oil, Regulation, Soya | 22nd January 2023 | europe grip | cocoa coffee cosmetics deforestation-law environmental eu forest-degradation palm-oil regulation soya |
| Updated Proposal for SVHC Classification for Resorcinol in the EU | The EU Commission has now amended its proposal for identifying resorcinol as a Substance of … | Europe | EU, EU Commission, EU REACH, Resorcinol, SVHC | 22nd January 2023 | europe grip | eu eu-commission eu-reach resorcinol svhc |
| New SCCS Mandate for Methyl Salicylate | On the 20th December, The EU Commission mandated the SCCS to review additional safety data … | Europe | Children 3-6, Cosmetics, EU, Methyl salicylate, SCCS | 22nd January 2023 | europe grip | children-3-6 cosmetics eu methyl-salicylate sccs |
| Draft SCCS Opinion on Salicylic Acid | On 15 December 2022, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its draft opinion … | Europe | Annex V, Cosmetic Ingredient, Cosmetics, EU, EU Cosmetic Regulation, Restrictions, Salicylic acid, SCCS | 22nd January 2023 | europe grip | annex-v cosmetic-ingredient cosmetics eu eu-cosmetic-regulation restrictions salicylic-acid sccs |
| REMINDER: BMHCA/Lilial Ban Now Applicable in Great Britain | The making available on the market (off-shelf) deadline for products containing this fragrance ingredient applied … | UK | Banned, Benzophenone, BMHCA, Cosmetic Ingredients, Cosmetics, Lilial, Prohibited, Regulation, UK | 22nd January 2023 | uk grip | banned benzophenone bmhca cosmetic-ingredients cosmetics lilial prohibited regulation uk |
| New York to prohibit animal-tested cosmetics | New York state has adopted a measure to restrict the manufacture, import or sale of … | North America | Animal Testing Prohibited, California, Cosmetics, Hawaii, Illinois, Law, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, USA, Virginia | 22nd January 2023 | north-america grip | animal-testing-prohibited california cosmetics hawaii illinois law maine maryland nevada new-jersey new-york usa virginia |
| Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MCRA) US Congress passes measure advancing cosmetic disclosure, mandatory recall | US legislators have approved several broad provisions to strengthen Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight … | North America | 1938 Federal Food, Adverse Effects Mandatory Reporting, Colorants, Cosmetic Registration, Cosmetics, Drug and Cosmetics Acid, FD&C, FDA, Flavors, Fragrances, Ingredient Notification, Mandatory Recall Authority, MCRA, Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act, Safety Requirements, USA | 22nd January 2023 | north-america grip | 1938-federal-food adverse-effects-mandatory-reporting colorants cosmetic-registration cosmetics drug-and-cosmetics-acid fdc fda flavors fragrances ingredient-notification mandatory-recall-authority mcra modernization-of-cosmetic-regulation-act safety-requirements usa |
| Brazil Seeks Comments on Cosmetic Classification | The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) is taking public comments on a resolution that would … | South America | Anvisa, Brazil, Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, Cosmetic Classification, Cosmetics, Labelling, Mercosur Regulation 48/2021, RDC 752/2022, RDC No. 7/2015, Registration, Risk Assessment, South America | 22nd January 2023 | south-america grip | anvisa brazil brazilian-health-regulatory-agency cosmetic-classification cosmetics labelling mercosur-regulation-48-2021 rdc-752-2022 rdc-no-7-2015 registration risk-assessment south-america |
| Brazil Senate Approves Measure to Ban Animal Testing for Cosmetics | Brazil’s Senate has unanimously passed a bill to ban animal testing for cosmetics in the … | South America | Animal Testing Ban, Bill 70/2014, Brazil Senate, Cosmetics, Law, Regulation, South America | 22nd January 2023 | south-america grip | animal-testing-ban bill-70-2014 brazil-senate cosmetics law regulation south-america |
| Publication of the Product Safety Risk Assessment Methodology (PRISM) | The Office for Product Safety and standards (OPSS) published the new Product Safety Risk Assessment … | UK | Consumer Safety, EU Safety Gate, Market Surveillance, PRISM, Product Safety Risk Assessment Methodology, RAPEX, UK | 22nd January 2023 | uk grip | consumer-safety eu-safety-gate market-surveillance prism product-safety-risk-assessment-methodology rapex uk |
| Update – UK Government confirms further extensions to marking requirements | As previously mentioned in last month’s GRIP content(December 2022), the UK Government has published The … | UK | CE Marking, Cosmetics, GB Responsible Person Labelling, Labelling Requirements, SI, Statutory Instrument, UK | 22nd January 2023 | uk grip | ce-marking cosmetics gb-responsible-person-labelling labelling-requirements si statutory-instrument uk |
 | Australia Government has simplified the recordkeeping requirements for companies manufacturing and importing substances of 10kg or less | The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) has introduced simpler recordkeeping requirements for introduction of … | Australia | 10kg Volume, AICIS, Australia, Documentation, Imports | 19th December 2022 | australia grip | 10kg-volume aicis australia documentation imports |
| China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has added 42 chemicals to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances of China (IECSC) | These substances will no longer be subject to registration or notification. Of the entries, 36 … | APAC | 42 chemicals, Chemicals, China, IECSC Inventory, MEE, Registration | 19th December 2022 | apac grip | 42-chemicals chemicals china iecsc-inventory mee registration |
| PCPC Calls for USA FDA to support a risk-based strategy posed by benzene contaminated aerosols | Valisure testing laboratory analysed 294 batches of sprays, gels and lotions. The results showed that … | North America | Aerosols, Benzene, FDA, PCPC, Sunscreen, USA | 19th December 2022 | north-america grip | aerosols benzene fda pcpc sunscreen usa |
| Labelling resolution (including EU restrictions) adopted in six Central American countries | Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama all recently approved a resolution from … | South America | Comieco, Cosmetics, Costa Rica, El Salvador, EU Harmonisation, Guatemala, Honduras, Labelling, Nicaragua, Panama, Regulation, RTCA 71.03.36.21 | 19th December 2022 | south-america grip | comieco cosmetics costa-rica el-salvador eu-harmonisation guatemala honduras labelling nicaragua panama regulation rtca-71-03-36-21 |
| Argentina implements Mercosur cosmetic labelling standard | Argentina has incorporated Mercosur’s more simplified labelling and registration requirements for cosmetics and other personal … | South America | Anmat, Argentina, Cosmetics, Labelling, Provision 7809/2022, Regulation | 19th December 2022 | south-america grip | anmat argentina cosmetics labelling provision-7809-2022 regulation |
| New SCPN Feature – ‘Copy and Edit’ | On 18 November 2022, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), the UK competent … | UK | Copy and Edit, Cosmetics, Notification, SCPN, UK, Update | 19th December 2022 | uk grip | copy-and-edit cosmetics notification scpn uk update |
| Product Safety and Metrology Regulations Notified to WTO | The UK Government has notified WTO of draft SI extending deadlines. The UK Government notified … | UK | Cosmetics, G/TBT/N/GBR/49, Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022, Regulation, Statutory Instrument, UK, WTO | 19th December 2022 | uk grip | cosmetics g-tbt-n-gbr-49 product-safety-and-metrology-amendment-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2022 regulation statutory-instrument uk wto |
| New Implementation Date for Ukraine Cosmetics Technical Regulation | Following the publication of the Technical Regulation for Cosmetic Products, Ukraine published a Decree stating … | Europe | 3 August 2024, Cosmetics, extension, Implementation Date, Technical Regulation, Ukraine | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | 3-august-2024 cosmetics extension implementation-date technical-regulation ukraine |
| UK Government confirms further extensions to marking requirements | On 14 November 2022, the UK Government announced the publication of the draft “Product Safety … | UK | CE, extension, marking requirements, Markings, Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022, Statutory Instrument, UK, UK Cosmetic Regulation, UKCA | 19th December 2022 | uk grip | ce extension marking-requirements markings product-safety-and-metrology-amendment-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2022 statutory-instrument uk uk-cosmetic-regulation ukca |
| UK REACH Update on Deadline Extensions | On 29 November 2022, the Departments for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced … | UK | Deadline, DEFRA, REACH Regulation, UK | 19th December 2022 | uk grip | deadline defra reach-regulation uk |
| Moldova introduces limits on chemicals in toys | The Ministry of Economy of Moldova has issued an order approving seven new standards including … | Europe | EU, migration of certain elements, Moldova, n-nitrosamine, n-nitrosatable, Regulation, SM EN 71-12:2017, Toys | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | eu migration-of-certain-elements moldova n-nitrosamine n-nitrosatable regulation sm-en-71-122017 toys |
| Public Consultation on Cosmetics Containing Furocoumarins in Switzerland | The Swiss Authority published their intention to strengthen the requirements that apply to cosmetic products … | Europe | Cosmetics, EFTA, Furocoumarins, Regulation, Switzerland | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics efta furocoumarins regulation switzerland |
| Proposal for a revised EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive including Cosmetics | On the 26 November 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a revised Urban … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Potential Costs, UWWTD, Waste Water | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu potential-costs uwwtd waste-water |
| ECHA Proposing New CMR Classification for Tea Tree Oil | The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) have proposed a new entry for its Registry of Intentions … | Europe | CMR, Cosmetics, ECHA, EU, Information Request, Tea Tree Oil | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | cmr cosmetics echa eu information-request tea-tree-oil |
| Updates to the Annexes of the EU Cosmetic Products Regulation | On 14 November 2022, the EU Commission published in the EU Official Journal the new … | Europe | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | ||
| Final SCCS Opinion on Triclocarban and Triclosan | The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on triclocarban and triclosan … | Europe | EU, Final Opinion, SCCS Opinion, Triclocarban, Triclosan | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | eu final-opinion sccs-opinion triclocarban triclosan |
| Manufacturers, distributors, and importers of consumer products are subject to sanctions for violations of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of products | Since 23 October 2022, manufacturers, distributors and importers of consumer products can face a fine … | Europe | (EU) 2019/1020, Compliance, Cosmetics, Distribution, EU, Import, Manufacture, Post Market Surveillance, Regulation, Toys | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | eu-2019-1020 compliance cosmetics distribution eu import manufacture post-market-surveillance regulation toys |
| European Court of Justice Ruling on the Classification of Titanium Dioxide as CMR | BACKGROUND: Titanium dioxide is classified as a CMR 2 by inhalation under the 14th ATP … | Europe | Classification annulment, CLP, CMR, EU, European Court of Justice (ECJ), Titanium dioxide | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | classification-annulment clp cmr eu european-court-of-justice-ecj titanium-dioxide |
| Draft 6th CMR Omnibus Notified to WTO | On 17 November 2022, the EU Commission notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the … | Europe | 2-ethylhexanoic acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid and its salts, 2-ethylhexanoic acid nickel salt, 6th CMR Omnibus, Annex II, Benzophenone, Cosmetic Ingredients, Cosmetics, EU, Margosa (azadirachta indica) extract, Melamine, Pentasodium pentetate, Pentetic acid, Regulation, Theophylline, Trimethylolpropane triacrylate, WTO | 19th December 2022 | europe grip | 2-ethylhexanoic-acid 2-ethylhexanoic-acid-and-its-salts 2-ethylhexanoic-acid-nickel-salt 6th-cmr-omnibus annex-ii benzophenone cosmetic-ingredients cosmetics eu margosa-azadirachta-indica-extract melamine pentasodium-pentetate pentetic-acid regulation theophylline trimethylolpropane-triacrylate wto |
| Regulation of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency No. 23 of 2019 on the Technical Requirements for Cosmetic Ingredients for Malaysia | Companies manufacturing and putting on the market cosmetics using chemicals listed in Annex I, must … | APAC | Acenocoumarol (CAS No.152-72-7), Acetamide (CAS No.60-35-5), Acetonitrile (CAS No.75-05-8), Aluminum fluoride (CAS No. 7784-18-1), Ammonia (CAS No. 1336-21-6), Cosmetics, HC Orange No.2 (CAS No. 85765-48-6), Malaysia, Prohibited Ingredients, Regulation, Restrictions | 6th November 2022 | apac grip | acenocoumarol-cas-no-152-72-7 acetamide-cas-no-60-35-5 acetonitrile-cas-no-75-05-8 aluminum-fluoride-cas-no-7784-18-1 ammonia-cas-no-1336-21-6 cosmetics hc-orange-no-2-cas-no-85765-48-6 malaysia prohibited-ingredients regulation restrictions |
| India delays control orders for six substances used in soaps, other products | India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has delayed the implementation of quality control orders … | APAC | acid oil, BIS, Bureau of Indian Standards, coconut fatty acids, Cosmetics, DCPC, hydrogenated rice bran fatty acids, India. Lauric acid, palm fatty acids, Quality Control, rice bran fatty acids | 6th November 2022 | apac grip | acid-oil bis bureau-of-indian-standards coconut-fatty-acids cosmetics dcpc hydrogenated-rice-bran-fatty-acids india-lauric-acid palm-fatty-acids quality-control rice-bran-fatty-acids |
| China allows third-party submission of cosmetic ingredients safety data | China has clarified that cosmetic product registrants can now submit quality and safety information to … | APAC | China, Cosmetics, ingredients safety data, NMPA | 6th November 2022 | apac grip | china cosmetics ingredients-safety-data nmpa |
| Provision 7885/2022 prohibiting and further restricting substances for use in perfumes, personal hygiene and cosmetic products for Argentina | The Provision approves the Resolution which modifies MERCOSUR Resolutions GMC 24/11 and 62/14 by adding … | South America | 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol, 2-chloroacetamide, Argentina, benzylparaben, Cosmetics, isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, MERCOSUR Resolutions GMC 24/11, MERCOSUR Resolutions GMC 62/14, pentylparaben, phenylparaben, Prohibited Ingredients, quaternium-15, Regulation, Restrictions | 6th November 2022 | south-america grip | 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol 2-chloroacetamide argentina benzylparaben cosmetics isobutylparaben isopropylparaben mercosur-resolutions-gmc-24-11 mercosur-resolutions-gmc-62-14 pentylparaben phenylparaben prohibited-ingredients quaternium-15 regulation restrictions |
| Provision 2384/2018 adding two UV Filters to the list of allowed UV filters for cosmetic and hygiene products and perfumes for Argentina | Provision 2384/2018 approves the MERCOSUR Resolution GMC 44/15 containing the list of allowed ultraviolet filters … | South America | 41, Argentina, Cosmetics, Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate, Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine, Provision 2384/2018, Regulation, Restrictions, UV Filters | 6th November 2022 | south-america grip | 41 argentina cosmetics methoxypropylamino-cyclohexenylidene-ethoxyethylcyanoacetate phenylene-bis-diphenyltriazine provision-2384-2018 regulation restrictions uv-filters |
| Enforcement of ANVISA RDC Resolution 752 of 19 September for Brazil | The resolution establishes the technical requirements for the regularisation of personal hygiene products, cosmetics, and … | South America | ANVISA RDC Resolution 752/2022, Brazil, Cosmetics, Regulation | 6th November 2022 | south-america grip | anvisa-rdc-resolution-752-2022 brazil cosmetics regulation |
| Canada proposal to add solvent violet 13 to toxic substances | The Canadian government has proposed an order to add solvent violet 13 to the country’s … | North America | Cepa, Cosmetics, Violet 13 | 6th November 2022 | north-america grip | cepa cosmetics violet-13 |
| ASA Ruling on Environmental Claims for Wipes – Upheld ruling on biodegradable wipe claims | On 19 October 2022, the ASA upheld a ruling investigating environmental claims made by a … | UK | ASA, Biodegradable Claims, Claims Requirements, Cosmetics, Environmental Claims, UK, Wet Wipes | 6th November 2022 | uk grip | asa biodegradable-claims claims-requirements cosmetics environmental-claims uk wet-wipes |
| SCPN Development to Nanomaterial Notifications | On 21 October 2022, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) sent a communication … | UK | Cosmetics, Nanomaterials, OPSS, Product Notification, SCPN, UK | 6th November 2022 | uk grip | cosmetics nanomaterials opss product-notification scpn uk |
| ECHA consults on toxicity and health effects of 30 additional substances to avoid animal testing | Companies have until 7th November to provide scientifically relevant data on the toxicity and health … | Europe | Animal Testing, ECHA, EU, Information Request | 6th November 2022 | europe grip | animal-testing echa eu information-request |
| ECHA – New Registry of Intention Proposed for Acetophenone (CAS 98-86-2) | ECHA has proposed a new entry for its Registry of Intentions with proposed CMR classifications. … | Europe | Acetophenone, ECHA, EU, Information Request | 6th November 2022 | europe grip | acetophenone echa eu information-request |
| Draft SCCS Opinion on Sodium bromothymol blue (C186) | On 28 October 2022, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its draft opinion … | Europe | C186, Cosmetics, EU, hair dye, Regulation, SCCS Opinion, Sodium Bromothymol Blue | 6th November 2022 | europe grip | c186 cosmetics eu hair-dye regulation sccs-opinion sodium-bromothymol-blue |
| Final SCCS Opinion on Vitamin A | The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the use of … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Regulation, Retinol, SCCS Opinion, Vitamin A | 6th November 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu regulation retinol sccs-opinion vitamin-a |
| Cosmetics Regulation revision likely to be delayed until 2024 | The EU Commission is unlikely to be agreed before the 2024 European Parliament elections. According … | Europe | 2024, Delayed Revision, EU Cosmetics Regulation | 6th November 2022 | europe grip | 2024 delayed-revision eu-cosmetics-regulation |
| Taiwan makes ‘extensive’ updates to guidelines on children’s cosmetics | Taiwan’s FDA has updated its guidelines for children’s cosmetics to include several new labelling recommendations … | APAC | APAC, Calcium salicylate, Childrens’ Cosmetics updates, Guidance, Labelling Requirements, Magnesium salicylate, MEA-salicylate, Potassium salicylate, Salicylic acid, Sodium salicylate, Taiwan FDA, TEA salicylate | 1st October 2022 | apac grip | apac calcium-salicylate childrens-cosmetics-updates guidance labelling-requirements magnesium-salicylate mea-salicylate potassium-salicylate salicylic-acid sodium-salicylate taiwan-fda tea-salicylate |
| South Korea allows more time for selected consumer biocide approvals | Manufacturers and importers of consumer biocide products containing unapproved active substances may be eligible to … | APAC | APAC, Biocide approval extension, Biocides, South Korea | 1st October 2022 | apac grip | apac biocide-approval-extension biocides south-korea |
| South Korea proposes banning five hair dye ingredients | South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has proposed banning the use of … | APAC | APAC, catechol, Cosmetics Regulations, m-phenylenediamine, m-phenylenediamine hydrochloric acid, o-aminophenol, proposed hair dye ingredient bans, pyrogallol, South Korea | 1st October 2022 | apac grip | apac catechol cosmetics-regulations m-phenylenediamine m-phenylenediamine-hydrochloric-acid o-aminophenol proposed-hair-dye-ingredient-bans pyrogallol south-korea |
| China consults on cosmetics safety standard revisions for second time | China has opened a second consultation on proposed changes to the main standard governing cosmetics safety in … | APAC | APAC, China, Cosmetics Safety Standard Revision, CSAR, Safety | 1st October 2022 | apac grip | apac china cosmetics-safety-standard-revision csar safety |
| China’s new standard for skin disinfectants will enter into force on 1 November | China’s revised mandatory standard for skin disinfectants will take effect on 1 November, with new … | APAC | APAC, China, Cosmetics, Regulations, Safety, Skin disinfectant standard | 1st October 2022 | apac grip | apac china cosmetics regulations safety skin-disinfectant-standard |
| India publishes hydrogen peroxide quality control order | India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has published a notice in the Gazette of … | APAC | APAC, Cosmetics Regulations, DCPC, hydrogen peroxide, India, Standards | 1st October 2022 | apac grip | apac cosmetics-regulations dcpc hydrogen-peroxide india standards |
| Royal Warrants on Products Granted by Queen Elizabeth II – Will Removal Be Required? | While the country mourns the very sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II, there is a … | UK | Cosmetics, Labelling Requirements, Royal Warrant void, UK | 1st October 2022 | uk grip | cosmetics labelling-requirements royal-warrant-void uk |
| Publication of the Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill | The draft Bill specifies an initial phase of single-use plastic products, the supply of which … | UK | Environmental, Single Use Plastic Products, UK, Wales | 1st October 2022 | uk grip | environmental single-use-plastic-products uk wales |
| OPSS Extends Deadline for Call for Data on Six Cosmetic Ingredients to Investigate any Potential Endocrine Disrupting Properties | The Office for Product Safety and Standards has officially extended the deadline for the call … | Europe | Benzophenone, Benzyl salicylate, Daidzein, Genistein, OPSS Data Request, Potential endocrine disrupting properties, Propylparaben, Resorcinol, UK Cosmetics Regulation | 1st October 2022 | europe grip | benzophenone benzyl-salicylate daidzein genistein opss-data-request potential-endocrine-disrupting-properties propylparaben resorcinol uk-cosmetics-regulation |
| UK Government Publishes Reporting Evaluating the Potential Approaches to Risk Assessment of Unintentional Chemical Mixtures for Future UK REACH Assessments | On 17 August 2022, the Environment Agency (EA) and the UK Health Security Agency (HSA) … | UK | Cosmetics, Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF), REACH, Safety, UK | 1st October 2022 | uk grip | cosmetics mixture-assessment-factor-maf reach safety uk |
| Responsible Person Labelling Deadline Extension for UK | The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) have extended the deadline for labelling cosmetic … | UK | Cosmetics, Labelling Requirements, Responsible Person Labelling Update Extension, UK | 1st October 2022 | uk grip | cosmetics labelling-requirements responsible-person-labelling-update-extension uk |
| SCPN Development to Upload Ingredients List | On 5 September 2022, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) sent communication to … | UK | Cosmetics, Frame Formulation, OPSS, Product Notification, SCPN, UK | 1st October 2022 | uk grip | cosmetics frame-formulation opss product-notification scpn uk |
| Update on Phenoxyethanol in France | The French Authorities, ANSM (Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament / National Agency for Drug … | Europe | ANSM, Cosmetics Regulation, EU, France, Preservatives | 1st October 2022 | europe grip | ansm cosmetics-regulation eu france preservatives |
| Final SCCS Opinion on Genistein and Daidzein | On 16 September the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on … | Europe | Cosmetics Regulation, Daidzein, EU, Final SCCS Opinion, Genistein | 1st October 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics-regulation daidzein eu final-sccs-opinion genistein |
| New SCCS Mandate for hair dye Hydroxypropyl p-phenylenediamine and its dihydrochloride salt (A165) | On 20 September 2022, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) adopted a new mandate … | Europe | Cosmetics Regulation, hair dye, Hydroxypropyl p-phenylenediamine, SCCS mandate | 1st October 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics-regulation hair-dye hydroxypropyl-p-phenylenediamine sccs-mandate |
| EU Fragrance Allergens Legislative Proposal Notified to the WTO | On 15 September 2022, the EU Commission notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) its … | Europe | Additional 61 Fragrance Allergens, Cosmetics Regulation, EU, Labelling, WTO | 1st October 2022 | europe grip | additional-61-fragrance-allergens cosmetics-regulation eu labelling wto |
| 5TH CMR Omnibus Regulation Published (Containing Methyl Salicylate) | On 16 September 2022, the EU Commission published Regulation 2022/1531, which is the 5th CMR … | Europe | 5th CMR Omnibus, CLP, Cosmetics, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methyl salicylate, Methylene Di-t-Butylcresol, Regulation, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate | 1st October 2022 | europe grip | 5th-cmr-omnibus clp cosmetics methyl-isobutyl-ketone methyl-salicylate methylene-di-t-butylcresol regulation sodium-hydroxymethylglycinate |
 | Canada ‘Hotlist’ Updated – restricts two cosmetic substances | The Canadian government has published an update to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. A maximum concentration … | Canada | AHAs, Azelaic acid, Canada Hot List, Cosmetics, Ethylhexyl ethylhexanoate, Eucalyptus oil, p–hydroxyanisole, Peroxide and peroxide-generating compounds, Restricted Ingredients, Retinoic acid | 1st September 2022 | canada grip | ahas azelaic-acid canada-hot-list cosmetics ethylhexyl-ethylhexanoate eucalyptus-oil p-hydroxyanisole peroxide-and-peroxide-generating-compounds restricted-ingredients retinoic-acid |
| CARB Amendment on Antiperspirants and Deodorants Approved for California | In February 2021, California Air Resources Board (CARB) published a proposal to amend the Antiperspirant … | North America | Aerosols, California, CARB, Cosmetics, Dry Shampoo, North America, VOC | 1st September 2022 | north-america grip | aerosols california carb cosmetics dry-shampoo north-america voc |
| Deadline for NICNAS Exemptions in Australia | An AICIS spokesperson issued a reminder that the transition period for exemptions provided under Australia’s … | APAC | APAC, Australia, Chemical Exemptions, Cosmetics, NICNAS exemption provisions | 1st September 2022 | apac grip | apac australia chemical-exemptions cosmetics nicnas-exemption-provisions |
| India further delays implementation of six quality control orders | India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has further delayed the implementation of quality control … | APAC | Acetone, APAC, BIS, Cosmetics, DCPD, Gamma picoline, Guidance, India, Potassium carbonate, Pyridine, Sodium tripolyphosphate | 1st September 2022 | apac grip | acetone apac bis cosmetics dcpd gamma-picoline guidance india potassium-carbonate pyridine sodium-tripolyphosphate |
| China will only issue electronic certificates for special use cosmetics from October | China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has said that from 1 October, it will only … | APAC | APAC, Certification, China, Cosmetics, NMPA, Special Cosmetics | 1st September 2022 | apac grip | apac certification china cosmetics nmpa special-cosmetics |
| China publishes new standard for skin disinfectant enters into force on 1 November | China has published a mandatory standard for skin disinfectants with new limits on metals in … | APAC | APAC, China, Cosmetics Standard, NHC, Skin disinfectant | 1st September 2022 | apac grip | apac china cosmetics-standard nhc skin-disinfectant |
| Taiwan updates guidelines for preparing cosmetic product information file | Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its guidelines for helping manufacturers and importers … | APAC | APAC, Cosmetics, PIF, Taiwan FDA | 1st September 2022 | apac grip | apac cosmetics pif taiwan-fda |
| ASEAN countries to ban deoxyarbutin and restrict titanium oxide in cosmetics | Countries belonging to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are to ban the use … | APAC | APAC, ASEAN, Cosmetics, Deoxyarbutin, Prohibited Ingredient, Titanium oxide | 1st September 2022 | apac grip | apac asean cosmetics deoxyarbutin prohibited-ingredient titanium-oxide |
| Guidelines on Reporting UEs, Recalls and Manufacturing Errors | On 8 August, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) published its guidelines Guideline on … | Middle East | Cosmetics, Recalls and manufacturing errors, Safety, Saudi Arabia, SFDA | 1st September 2022 | middle-east grip | cosmetics recalls-and-manufacturing-errors safety saudi-arabia sfda |
| ASA Ruling on Environmental Claims | Following an investigation on environmental claims, the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) made a ruling against … | UK | ASA Ruling, Claims, Cosmetic, Environmental Claims, UK | 1st September 2022 | uk grip | asa-ruling claims cosmetic environmental-claims uk |
| New Government Guidance on UKCA Marking | On 10 August 2022 the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), published new guidance … | Europe | Cosmetics, OPSS, UK, UKCA Marking | 1st September 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics opss uk ukca-marking |
| UK Government Release Updated Cosmetics Regulation | The official consolidated version of the UK Cosmetics Regulation (UKCR) has been published on legislation.gov.uk … | Europe | Cosmetics Regulation Consolidated, UK, UKCR | 1st September 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics-regulation-consolidated uk ukcr |
| Petition to expand EU animal testing restrictions passes | The petition calls for the European Commission to: Initiate legislation to strengthen and broaden the … | Europe | Animal Testing restrictions, Cosmetics, EU | 1st September 2022 | europe grip | animal-testing-restrictions cosmetics eu |
| EU Publishes Draft Proposal to Restrict Microplastics | The draft proposal to restrict intentionally added microplastics, increasing the size of particles covered and … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Microplastics Restriction, Regulation | 1st September 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu microplastics-restriction regulation |
| SCCS Mandate on silver zinc zeolite | The EU Commission has published the regulation on the labelling requirements for cosmetic products containing … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Regulation, SCCS | 1st September 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu regulation sccs |
| Cosmetic Europe request information on Trimethylolpropane and potassium bromide usage | The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed new entries for its Registry of Intentions with … | Europe | CMR, Cosmetics, ECHA, EU, New Restrictions, Potassium bromide, Restricted Ingredients, Trimethylolpropane | 1st September 2022 | europe grip | cmr cosmetics echa eu new-restrictions potassium-bromide restricted-ingredients trimethylolpropane |
 | Decree No. 277/017, adopting GMC Resolution No. 62/14 | Decree No. 277/017, adopting GMC Resolution No. 62/14 of Mercosur, approving the Mercosur Technical Regulation … | Mercosur | Cosmetics, Decree No. 277/017, Decree No. 326/014, GMC Resolution No. 62/14, Mercosur, Prohibited Ingredient | 1st August 2022 | mercosur grip | cosmetics decree-no-277-017 decree-no-326-014 gmc-resolution-no-62-14 mercosur prohibited-ingredient |
| Decree No. 326/014 adopting the GMC Mercosur Resolution No. 24/11 | Decree No. 326/014 adopting the GMC Mercosur Resolution No. 24/11 approving the “Mercosur Technical Regulation … | Mercosur | Cosmetics, Decree No. 326/014, Mercosur, Prohibited Ingredient | 1st August 2022 | mercosur grip | cosmetics decree-no-326-014 mercosur prohibited-ingredient |
| Minnesota updates list of chemicals of high concern to children | Minnesota’s Department of Public Health (DPH) has updated the chemicals of high concern (CHC) list … | North America | Chemicals of High Concern (CHC), Cosmetics, Minnesota, North America, Toys | 1st August 2022 | north-america grip | chemicals-of-high-concern-chc cosmetics minnesota north-america toys |
| Canada set Requirements for use of Ethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ether (EGDME) AKA Monoglyme | Companies are required to inform the government 90 days prior to use of EGDME. The … | Canada | Canada, Cosmetics, Restrictions | 1st August 2022 | canada grip | canada cosmetics restrictions |
| China consults on guidelines for skin whitening and freckle removal cosmetics | China is consulting until 16 August on draft guidelines to standardise and steer industry through … | APAC | APAC, China, Cosmetics, Freckle Removing & Skin Whitening, Guidance | 1st August 2022 | apac grip | apac china cosmetics freckle-removing-skin-whitening guidance |
| South Korea publishes guide on classifying hazardous substances in mixtures | South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (Nier) has published a guide to the classification … | APAC | APAC, Cosmetics, Guidance, Hazardous Substances, K-REACH, South Korea | 1st August 2022 | apac grip | apac cosmetics guidance hazardous-substances k-reach south-korea |
| Taiwan prohibits use of four substances in cosmetics | Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW) has added four substances to its list of … | APAC | Alanroot oil, APAC, Cosmetics, Prohibited Ingredients, Rauwolfia serpentina L., Taiwan, Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.f, Yohimbine | 1st August 2022 | apac grip | alanroot-oil apac cosmetics prohibited-ingredients rauwolfia-serpentina-l taiwan tripterygium-wilfordii-hook-f yohimbine |
| India consults on draft revised standard for hair dye ingredient | India’s standards bureau is consulting until 3 September on a draft revision of the standard … | APAC | Cosmetics, draft standard for hair dyes, India, Standards | 1st August 2022 | apac grip | cosmetics draft-standard-for-hair-dyes india standards |
| Malaysia bans one substance, restricts three in cosmetics | Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has updated its cosmetics ingredients list to ban one … | APAC | APAC, Climbazole, Cosmetics, Deoxyarbutin, Dihydroxyacetone, Malaysia, Prohibited Ingredient, Restricted Ingredient, Titanium dioxide | 1st August 2022 | apac grip | apac climbazole cosmetics deoxyarbutin dihydroxyacetone malaysia prohibited-ingredient restricted-ingredient titanium-dioxide |
| New Cosmetic Regulation and Registration Portal for Egypt | The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) published Decree 122/2022 setting the principles of how cosmetics are … | Middle East | Cosmetics, Egypt, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Middle East, Registration | 1st August 2022 | middle-east grip | cosmetics egypt egyptian-drug-authority-eda middle-east registration |
| OPSS Call for Data on Six Cosmetic Ingredients to Investigate Potential Endocrine Disrupting Properties | On 14 July 2022, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a call … | UK | Benzophenone, Benzyl salicylate, Daidzein, Genistein, Information Request, OPSS, Propylparaben, Resorcinol, UK | 1st August 2022 | uk grip | benzophenone benzyl-salicylate daidzein genistein information-request opss propylparaben resorcinol uk |
| Lack of harmonised framework hampering progress on risk management | European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (OECD) and the UN Environment Programme among others, have offered … | Europe | EC, EU, European Exposure Strategy, OECD, REACH, Risk Assessment | 1st August 2022 | europe grip | ec eu european-exposure-strategy oecd reach risk-assessment |
| ECHA conclude no regulatory action necessary for acyl glycinates and sarcosinates | ECHA concluded that it is not necessary to apply regulatory measures to a group of … | Europe | acyl glycinates, ECHA, EU, Regulation, sarcosinates | 1st August 2022 | europe grip | acyl-glycinates echa eu regulation sarcosinates |
| Draft Scheer Opinion on Cobalt in Toy Pigments | Toys containing cobalt-based pigments should not be permitted according to a preliminary Opinion by the … | Europe | Cobalt, EU, Restrictions, Safety, Toy Regulation | 1st August 2022 | europe grip | cobalt eu restrictions safety toy-regulation |
| Draft 20th ATP to CLP Notified to WTO | On 25 July 2022, the European Commission notified under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the … | Europe | 20th ATP to CLP, Boric Acid, Cosmetics, Disodium Tetraborate Decahydrate, Disodium Tetraborate Pentahydrate, EU, Sodium Borate, WTO | 1st August 2022 | europe grip | 20th-atp-to-clp boric-acid cosmetics disodium-tetraborate-decahydrate disodium-tetraborate-pentahydrate eu sodium-borate wto |
| Commission Publishes Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives Labelling Change | The EU Commission has published the regulation on the labelling requirements for cosmetic products containing … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives, Labelling, Labelling Requirements | 1st August 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu formaldehyde-releasing-preservatives labelling labelling-requirements |
| Updates to Annex VI regarding Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene | On 8 July 2022, the EU Commission published in the Official Journal of the European … | Europe | Annexes VI, Cosmetics, EU, New Restrictions, Octocrylene, Restricted Ingredients | 1st August 2022 | europe grip | annexes-vi cosmetics eu new-restrictions octocrylene restricted-ingredients |
 | Update to 51st Amendment to the IFRA Standard | The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has launched a consultation on the 51st amendment to the … | Global | Cosmetics, Fragrance, IFRA, International | 25th July 2022 | global grip | cosmetics fragrance ifra international |
| American Bills Published to Prohibit Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | The following bills have been published regarding Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAs). California – AB … | Central America | AB 2771, Bill, California, Colorado, Cosmetics, HB 1345, Minnesota, PFAS, Prohibited Ingredients, SF 4062 | 25th July 2022 | central-america grip | ab-2771 bill california colorado cosmetics hb-1345 minnesota pfas prohibited-ingredients sf-4062 |
| Chemical Sunscreen Ban in Hawaii County | Earlier this month its largest county, Hawaii County, passed the second-ever bill prohibiting all sunscreens … | Central America | Chemical Sunscreen Ban, Cosmetics, Hawaii | 25th July 2022 | central-america grip | chemical-sunscreen-ban cosmetics hawaii |
| New Ingredients CLP Classification Published by ECHA | The ECHA have published an updated list of ingredients with their proposed CMR classifications: O-Phenylphenol … | Europe | CLP Classifications, CMR, Cosmetics, EU | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | clp-classifications cmr cosmetics eu |
| New OECD Test Guidelines on Eye Hazard, Serious Eye Damage and Eye Irritation | The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) published two new Test Guidelines: Defined Approaches … | Europe | Animal Testing, Cosmetics, EU, Eye Damage, Eye Irritation, OECD 467, OECD 492B, Safety, Testing | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | animal-testing cosmetics eu eye-damage eye-irritation oecd-467 oecd-492b safety testing |
| Hazardous Chemicals Identified in More Than 1/3 of Toys Bought Online in Sweden | The Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) found that 40% of cheap toys bought online. Contained high … | Europe | cadmium, EU, lead, phthalates, SCCPs, Sweden, Toys | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | cadmium eu lead phthalates sccps sweden toys |
| European Commission Proposals for CLP Revision & Microplastics Restriction | The EU Commission will publish two major legislation changes: Revision of the CLP RegulationRevision of … | Europe | CLP Revision, Cosmetics, REACH Microplastics Restriction | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | clp-revision cosmetics reach-microplastics-restriction |
| Usage Check – Cosmetic Ingredients under ECHA Process | The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is carrying out early-stage assessments of the below chemicals: Hexamethylindanopyran … | Europe | Butanone, Cosmetics, ECHA, EU, Heliotropine, Hexamethylindanopyran, Information Request | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | butanone cosmetics echa eu heliotropine hexamethylindanopyran information-request |
| SCCS Final Opinion on Kojic Acid | The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued a corrigendum on 13 June to the … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Kojic Acid, SCCS Opinion | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu kojic-acid sccs-opinion |
| SCCS Adopted Mandate on Titanium Dioxide | The SCCS adopted a new mandate to review the safety of titanium dioxide in cosmetic … | Europe | Cosmetics, Mandate Titanium Dioxide, SSCS Opinion | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics mandate-titanium-dioxide sscs-opinion |
| Updated Definition of Nanomaterials Adopted | The EU Commission has adopted the updated horizontal definition of nanomaterials which was published as … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Updated definition Nanomaterials | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu updated-definition-nanomaterials |
| Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive Postponed | The revised proposal of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive expected to be published by … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Packaging & Packaging Waste | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu packaging-packaging-waste |
| Changes to the 18th ATP to CLP | The EU Commission published a Corrigendum to Regulation 2022/692 of 16 February 2022 which is … | Europe | 18th ATP CLP, Cosmetics, EU, Prohibited Ingredients | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | 18th-atp-clp cosmetics eu prohibited-ingredients |
| Assessment on Furocoumarins in Switzerland | The Swiss Cosmetic Regulation mirrors the EU Cosmetic Regulation but has specific additional requirements for … | Europe | Cosmetics, Furocoumarins, New Restrictions, Switzerland | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics furocoumarins new-restrictions switzerland |
| Draft Decree on Packaging and Packaging Waste in Spain | The World Trade Organisation have been notified of a Draft Decree on Packaging and Packaging … | Europe | Cosmetics, Draft Decree, Packaging, Packaging Waste, Spain | 25th July 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics draft-decree packaging packaging-waste spain |
| Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Update | An updated list of ingredients with proposed CMR classifications: Methylene Di-t-Butylcresol (Not listed in Annexes … | UK | Chemicals, Cosmetics, REACH, UK | 25th July 2022 | uk grip | chemicals cosmetics reach uk |
| HSE has Published UK REACH Programme 2022/2023 | On 30th June, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE – UK Agency for Chemicals) published … | UK | Chemicals, HSE, UK REACH | 25th July 2022 | uk grip | chemicals hse uk-reach |
| CTPA seeking member input from Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions | The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) supports the UK Government in tracking air pollutants against … | UK | CTPA, UK, VOC emissions | 25th July 2022 | uk grip | ctpa uk voc-emissions |
| OPSS Publish Updated Enforcement Policy | On 29 June 2022 the Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published their updated … | UK | Enforcement Policy, OPSS, UK | 25th July 2022 | uk grip | enforcement-policy opss uk |
| Amendment to UK Toy Regulation Published | The OPSS publish an updated which amends the UK toys Regulation to restrict the permitted … | UK | Restrictions, Safety, Toy Regulation, UK | 25th July 2022 | uk grip | restrictions safety toy-regulation uk |
| Update to the UKCA Mark Deadline | On 20 June 2022 the Government announced changes to help simplify the application process of … | UK | Cosmetics, Labelling, UK, UKCA Marking | 25th July 2022 | uk grip | cosmetics labelling uk ukca-marking |
| UK Government publish Northern Ireland Protocol Bill | The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill was presented before Parliament on the 13th June 2022 and … | UK | Cosmetics, Northern Ireland Protocol, Trade, UK | 25th July 2022 | uk grip | cosmetics northern-ireland-protocol trade uk |
| UK Cosmetic Regulation Annexes Amended | The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published the Statutory Instrument (SI) which amends … | UK | Annexes II and III, Cosmetics, New Restrictions, Prohibited Ingredients, UK | 25th July 2022 | uk grip | annexes-ii-and-iii cosmetics new-restrictions prohibited-ingredients uk |
| TSCA proposal would see reporting on ‘unknown’ quantities of asbestos | The US EPA is requesting public comment on an approach for companies to report small … | North America | Asbestos, Cosmetics, Talc, TSCA, USA | 30th June 2022 | north-america grip | asbestos cosmetics talc tsca usa |
| Hawaii legislature passes microplastics, PFAS prohibitions | Hawaii legislators have approved a measure to phase out microbead-containing personal care articles in two … | North America | Cosmetics, Hawaii, Microplastics, PFAS, SB 2290 | 30th June 2022 | north-america grip | cosmetics hawaii microplastics pfas sb-2290 |
| Colorado legislature passes PFAS ban, fracking chemical disclosure measures | Colorado lawmakers have sent to the governor’s desk unparalleled legislation to prohibit PFASs (polyfluoroalkyl substances) … | North America | Colorado, Cosmetics, Fracking, hydrofluoroolefin propellants, PFAS | 30th June 2022 | north-america grip | colorado cosmetics fracking hydrofluoroolefin-propellants pfas |
| California microplastics proposal falls short | Meanwhile, legislation (AB 2787) to supplement a 2015 state microbead ban died on 26 May … | North America | AB 2787, Cosmetics, Environmental, Microplastics | 30th June 2022 | north-america grip | ab-2787 cosmetics environmental microplastics |
| California Advances Legislation Requiring PFAS Notification, Ban in Cosmetics, Fabrics | Several bills have been proposed targeting PFASs (polyfluoroalkyl substances) prohibiting them in cosmetics and textiles … | North America | California, Cosmetics, Ingredients Ban, PFAS | 30th June 2022 | north-america grip | california cosmetics ingredients-ban pfas |
| US legislators consider sweeping measure to improve regulation of cosmetics | US lawmakers have begun considering another broad personal care products reform bill in their latest … | North America | Cosmetics Regulation reform, FDA, PCPC, USA | 30th June 2022 | north-america grip | cosmetics-regulation-reform fda pcpc usa |
| Companies that use, manufacture, import, export, or sell biocides, including sanitising wipes, could be required to follow the proposed Biocides Regulations | On 7 May 2022, Health Canada published the proposed new Biocide Regulations. Companies that import, … | North America | Biocidal Products, Canada, Packaging | 30th June 2022 | north-america grip | biocidal-products canada packaging |
| Canadian assessment finds no regulatory action needed for surface-treated silica | Surface-treated fumed synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) does not meet health or environmental hazard criteria necessary … | North America | 1, 1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl), Canada, Cosmetics, silanamine, Silica | 30th June 2022 | north-america grip | 1 1-trimethyl-n-trimethylsilyl canada cosmetics silanamine silica |
 | K-REACH Pre-registration New Substances Added | Almost 200 new substances added under K-REACH. Latest list includes 17,263 pre-registered existing substances. After … | South Korea | 200 substances, Chemicals, K-REACH, South Korea | 30th June 2022 | south-korea grip | 200-substances chemicals k-reach south-korea |
| South Korea Propose Bans on Two Substances Used in Detergent Sprays | South Korea has opened a consultation on a draft amendment to its standards and specifications … | South Korea | alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, Detergents, Household, Sodium dichloroisocyanurate, South Korea | 30th June 2022 | south-korea grip | alkyl-dimethyl-benzyl-ammonium-chloride detergents household sodium-dichloroisocyanurate south-korea |
| South Korea adds cosmetic labelling rules for personal cleansing products | South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has added required labelling and packaging … | South Korea | Allergenic ingredients, Asia, Cosmetics, Labelling, Packaging, South Korea | 30th June 2022 | south-korea grip | allergenic-ingredients asia cosmetics labelling packaging south-korea |
 | India consulting on standard for tooth whitening and bleaching products | India is consulting until 5 July on a new standard for tooth whitening and bleaching … | India | Asia, Cosmetics, hydrogen peroxide, India, Tooth Whitening and Bleaching | 30th June 2022 | india grip | asia cosmetics hydrogen-peroxide india tooth-whitening-and-bleaching |
 | Botswana Standard on Petroleum Jelly Notified to WHO | A Botswana standard has been notified to the WHO (G/TBT/N/BWA/151) on 25th May. This standard … | Africa | Botswana, Cosmetics, Petroleum Jelly, Pharmaceutical | 30th June 2022 | africa grip | botswana cosmetics petroleum-jelly pharmaceutical |
| European Commission Proposals for CLP Revision & Microplastics Restriction | The EU Commission will publish two major legislation changes: Revision of the CLP RegulationRevision of … | Europe | CLP, Cosmetics, EU, Zero Pollution Package | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | clp cosmetics eu zero-pollution-package |
| Postponed – Ukraine Technical Regulation for Cosmetic Products 20.01.2021 No. 65 | The Regulation is more aligned with the EU Cosmetics Regulation. Transition period until 3 August … | Europe | Cosmetics Regulation, Ukraine | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics-regulation ukraine |
| Environmental Claims Obligations Introduced in France | France has implemented obligations of the Environment Code stipulated in Article L541-9-1 of Legislative Decree … | Europe | Cosmetics, Environmental Claims, EU, France | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics environmental-claims eu france |
| France – Legislation Decree No. 2022-748 Dangerous Substances and Endocrine Disruptors | France has now published Legislative Decree No. 2022-748 has implemented the obligations of Article L541-9-1 … | Europe | Cosmetics, Endocrine Disruptors, EU, France, Legislation Decree No. 2022-748 | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics endocrine-disruptors eu france legislation-decree-no-2022-748 |
| Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) Introduced in Italy and Spain | From 1 January 2023, Italy and Spain will apply levies to non-recycled plastic in plastic … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, Italy, plastic packaging tax (PPT), Spain | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu italy plastic-packaging-tax-ppt spain |
| Danish Consumer Council Exposes “Undesirable” Substance in Sunscreen Products | The Danish Consumer Council’s “Think Chemicals” initiative found several “undesirable” substances in a range of … | Europe | Cosmetics, Denmark, EU, REACH, Sunscreen | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics denmark eu reach sunscreen |
| EU Audit System May Introduce Regular REACH Controls in EU | The EU Commission is considering a proposal to implement a comprehensive audit system of covering … | Europe | Cosmetics, EU, REACH | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics eu reach |
| ECHA has proposed consultations on testing protocols of 41 Ingredients | Companies have until 27 June 2022 to submit scientific studies with relevant comments on the … | Europe | Cosmetics, ECHA, Information Request | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics echa information-request |
| EU Commission drops PLC from REACH Registration Framework | The EU Commission has stopped the polymer of low concern (PLC) concept from its draft … | Europe | Cosmetics, Polymers of Low Concern (PLC), REACH | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | cosmetics polymers-of-low-concern-plc reach |
| SCCS Draft Opinion on Aluminium | The SCCS concluded that aluminium compounds are safe when used: In non-sprayable product categories at … | Europe | aluminium, Cosmetics, EU, SCCS Opinion | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | aluminium cosmetics eu sccs-opinion |
| SCCS Final Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor | The SCCS publish their final opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor, in which it was concluded that … | Europe | 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor, Cosmetics, EU, SCCS Opinion | 30th June 2022 | europe grip | 4-methylbenzylidene-camphor cosmetics eu sccs-opinion |
| Information Request – CTPA China Market Access Issues | The department for International Trade (DIT) has launched a survey in partnership with the China … | UK | China, Cosmetics, CTPA, Market Access Issues, UK | 30th June 2022 | uk grip | china cosmetics ctpa market-access-issues uk |
| Fragrance Allergens | Health Canada has proposed amending the Cosmetics Regulation by introducing the requirement to disclose specific … | Canada | 21st May 2022 | canada grip | ||
 | California Air Resources Board (CARB) | CARB proposed amendments to the Antiperspirants and Deodorants Regulation and Consumer Products Regulation. Although the … | USA | 21st May 2022 | usa grip | ||
| Upcoming Updates to Annexes II and III of UK Cosmetics Regulations | On 13 April OPSS notified to WTO the draft Statutory Instrument (SI) amending Annexes II … | UK | 21st May 2022 | uk grip | ||
| IFRA Call for Participation to Defend Hexyl Salicylate | Following classification of the fragrance ingredient, hexyl salicylate as CMR 2 (reprotoxic) by ECHA’s Risk … | EU | 21st May 2022 | eu grip | ||
| WTO notified of draft Regulation amendments | Annex VI is amended as below. Homosalate is allowed for use at 7.34% in face … | EU | 21st May 2022 | eu grip | ||
| WTO notified of draft Regulation amendments | Annex III is amended to include the below entry. Entry 22 for resorcinol is corrected … | EU | 21st May 2022 | eu grip | ||
| WTO notified of draft Regulation amendments | The EU Commission notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) its draft Regulation amending the … | EU | 21st May 2022 | eu grip |
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