Tea tree oil – The HSE’s final opinion

Tea tree oil – The HSE’s final opinion

Substance: Tea Tree Oil The HSE published it’s final opinion on the proposed mandatory classification of Tea Tree Oil which contradicts both the EU RAC’s position. new studies could contribute to changes in hazard identification On August 8, 2025, the Health and...
South Africa’s new GHS labelling rules

South Africa’s new GHS labelling rules

Introduction of new GHS labelling rules in South Africa (10th revision) Any chemicals or mixtures placed for sale in the South African market must abide by the new 10th revised edition of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of labelling and classification. These...
Tea tree oil – The HSE’s final opinion

COM’s Statement on Genotoxicity for Titanium Dioxide

On 11 October 2024, the UK Committee on Mutagenicity (COM) published a statement (available here) on its assessment of in vitro and in vivo studies on the genotoxicity of titanium dioxide. The COM concluded that that there is little evidence that titanium dioxide...
EU proposal for CLP amendments

EU proposal for CLP amendments

The EU Commission published on 19 December 2022 a draft proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (EU CLP), which was notified to the WTO on 17 April 2023.  The proposed draft is currently undergoing the Ordinary Legislative Procedure, where the EU...