Update on Talc in the EU

Update on Talc in the EU

The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA’s) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has classified talc as a CMR 1B substance (please see link to RAC minutes here).  An exemption application to allow continued use of this substance under Article 15 of the EU Cosmetic...
Update on Talc in the EU

Update on Tea Tree Oil

The opinion of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) under the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been published (available here).  The RAC opinion confirms that tea tree is going to be classed with a harmonised classification as a CMR 1B (reprotox) under the EU...
Update on Talc in the EU

ECHA Publishes REACH Restriction Proposal on PFAS

On 7 February 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the draft restriction proposal under EU REACH for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The proposal aims to reduce PFAS, which are identified as very persistent in the environment, emissions...