Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (DHHB) – SCCS Final Opinion

Heliotropine – SCCS Mandate

Summary: Substance: heliotropineEffected Products: Scented products e.g. perfumes, body lotions etc.Date of Implementation: Not yet adopted, currently at opinion stage On 26 June 2025, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated to review the...
COM’s Statement on Genotoxicity for Titanium Dioxide

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...
Final SCCS Opinion on Silver

Final SCCS Opinion on Silver

On 3 July 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on silver (available here).  This follows the proposal of silver as a Carcinogen, Mutagen and Reprotoxic (CMR) category 2 under the EU Classification, Labelling and...