by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Europe
On 28 February 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) adopted a new mandate to review the safety of preservatives biphenyl-2-ol and Sodium 2-biphenylolate (INCI o-Phenylphenol and Sodium o-Phenylphenate – OPP) (available here). This review...
by delphic-admin | Dec 23, 2023 | Europe
On 21 November 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the EU Commission to review the safety of silver in cosmetic products (can be accessed here). This follows the proposal of silver as a Carcinogen, Mutagen and Reprotoxic...
by delphic-admin | Dec 23, 2023 | Europe
On 9 November 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its draft opinion on the safety of hexyl salicylate in cosmetic products (can be accessed here). In this draft opinion, the SCCS concluded that hexyl salicylate is safe in relation...
by delphic-admin | Dec 1, 2023 | UK
On 27 October 2023, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) notified (accessed here) to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the Statutory Instrument (SI) amending Annex III of the UK Cosmetics Regulation. This amendment implements the opinion of the...
by delphic-admin | Jul 22, 2023 | Europe
On 13 June 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its draft opinion on the safety of benzyl salicylate in cosmetic products (can be accessed here). The SCCS concluded that benzyl salicylate is safe at the concentrations and product types as...
