Draft SCCS Opinion on Hexyl Salicylate (Children Exposure)
On 29 July 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), published its draft opinion on the safety of hexyl salicylate on children exposure. This opinion is an addendum to the main SCCS opinion on this ingredient. The SCCS concluded that: hexyl...
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...
New SCCS Mandate for Hexyl Salicylate (children exposure)
On 31 May 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued a new mandate (available here) to review the safety of hexyl salicylate in cosmetic products, specifically in relation to children exposure (including children below the age of 3). For...