On 3 July 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on silver (available here). This follows the proposal of silver as a Carcinogen, Mutagen and Reprotoxic (CMR) category 2 under the EU Classification, Labelling and...
The SAG-CS opinion on methyl salicylate was published on Friday 8 March (available here), and there are some differences from the EU SCCS opinion. Summary of opinion key differences: SAG-CS has recalculated the MOS for age groups 0.5-1, 1-3, 3-6, 6-10, 10-14, 14-18...
On 6 November 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the safety of water soluble zinc salts in oral hygiene cosmetic products (can be accessed here). The SCCS took into account the aggregate exposure to water-soluble...
On 6 November 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the safety of butylparaben in cosmetic products (can be accessed here). The SCCS concluded that butylparaben is safe when used as a preservative in cosmetic products...
ECHA has suggested a default concentration limit for the European Commission’s future restriction proposal on carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) chemicals in childcare articles that is up to 300 times lower than existing levels under CLP. In a 23 August draft...