OPPS’s Statutory Instrument on Benzophenone-3

OPPS’s Statutory Instrument on Benzophenone-3

Substance: Benzophenone-3Effected Products: General use products e.g. face, hands, lip, UV filter productsDate of Implementation: ‘Placing on the market’ deadline is 21st January 2026. The ‘making available’ (off shelf) deadline is 21st July 2026 The Office for...
OPPS’s Statutory Instrument on Benzophenone-3

The UK EPR New Scheme “PackUK” Launches

On 21 January 2025, PackUK, the newly appointed Scheme Administrator for the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), officially launched. PackUK was created under the new Statutory Instrument for UK EPR, which took effect on 1 January 2025. It is tasked with...
OPPS’s Statutory Instrument on Benzophenone-3

OPSS Publishes SI on CMR Substances and Kojic Acid

On 17 December 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published its Statutory Instrument ‘The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (No. 2) Regulations 2024’.  This SI comes into force on 31 January 2025; it adds 64 of...