European Parliament adopts position on CLP revision

European Parliament adopts position on CLP revision

The European Parliament has adopted its position on the revision of the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) regulation, proposing a time-limited derogation of essential oils from the rules. Ahead of the 4 October vote, discussions...
OPSS Publishes CMR Management Process

OPSS Publishes CMR Management Process

On 5 October 2023, The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published the process to manage substances classed as CMR (carcinogen, mutagen, reprotoxic) under the UK Cosmetics Regulation (UKCR). The process can be accessed here. Background Article 15 of the...
IFRA Letter Update

IFRA Letter Update

New International Fragrance Association (IFRA) Information Letters are available to download. IL1160+Attachment 1 on the EU REACH restriction for benzophenone (CAS No 119-61-9) in house/air care products (available here). IFRA also issued IL1161 (available here),...
European Parliament adopts position on CLP revision

EU 6th CMR Omnibus Published

On 20 July 2023, the EU Commission published on the Official Journal of the EU the 6th CMR Omnibus Regulation.  This regulation implements the 18th Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to the EU Classification Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation into the...