Basic Brown 16 (C009) – New SCCS Mandate

Basic Brown 16 (C009) – New SCCS Mandate

On 1 April 2025, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated to assess the safety of Basic Brown 16 in view of the newly provided information on genotoxicity studies and complementary mutagenicity tests in mammalian cells, when used as an...
UK REACH Work Programme 2024/2025 Published by HSE

UK REACH Work Programme 2024/2025 Published by HSE

On 20 March 2025, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its 2024/2025 work programme under the UK Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation. The programme is available here for reference. Below is a brief rundown of the key...
Thailand specifies restrictions on titanium dioxide in cosmetics

Malaysia updates cosmetic ingredient list

Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has updated its cosmetic ingredient list to ban 26 substances, and place restrictions on one substance and one UV filter, under the country’s Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia. The...