The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has added 29 substances to its list of reportable cosmetic ingredients. Two statutes underpinning the California Safe Cosmetics Program (CSCP) obligate manufacturers, packers, or distributors to notify regulators about...
On 17th May, the EU Commission published the REACH restriction on D4/D5/D6 on the Official Journal of the EU. This regulation will enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. The official text is available...
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has launched a survey to carry out an impact assessment on the upcoming amendment to Annex III of the UK Cosmetics Regulation (UKCR), to include kojic acid as a restricted ingredient in cosmetics under Annex...
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,...