by delphic-admin | Oct 30, 2023 | UK
On 28 September 2023, the Scientific Advisory Group on Consumer Safety (SAG-CS) published its opinion on butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) in cosmetic products (accessed here). This assessment comes from a call for data issued by the Office for Product Safety and...
by delphic-admin | Sep 28, 2023 | South America
Chile’s Ministry of Health has redesignated fragrances and other deodorising agents as low-risk products, meaning they can be manufactured in factories along with other low-risk products. The resolution can be found here. The products were originally classified as...
by delphic-admin | Jul 22, 2023 | APAC
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is consulting until 18 July on draft amendments to the Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act that would allow manufacturers and importers of ‘special purpose’ cosmetics to list all ingredients together on labels. Currently,...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | UK
On 17 May 2023, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a ruling against advertisements for a deodorant with misleading ‘aluminium-free’ claims, specifically claiming to be less irritating, less harmful and better performing than deodorant products that...
by delphic-admin | May 28, 2023 | Europe
On 4 April 2023, the Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its draft opinion on preservative silver zinc zeolite. The opinion can be accessed here and is open for comments until 5 June 2023. The SCCS concluded that silver zinc zeolite,...
