Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has updated the list of restricted substances for cosmetics under the country’s Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia. Detailed in an 18 June circular, the NPRA announced the updates to four...
On 4 April 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its draft opinion on the safety of silver in cosmetic products (can be accessed here). This follows the proposal of silver as a Carcinogen, Mutagen and Reprotoxic (CMR) category 2...
On 9 June 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on salicylic acid (can be accessed here). This further assessment for this ingredient is related to its suspected endocrine disrupting properties. The SCCS concluded that:...