On 26 June, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) added 88 chemical substances to the GB Mandatory Classification List (MCL). This introduces new mandatory classifications under Article 37 of the GB Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation for...
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has launched a survey to carry out an impact assessment on the upcoming amendment to Annex III of the UK Cosmetics Regulation (UKCR), to include kojic acid as a restricted ingredient in cosmetics under Annex...
On 22 April 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published an updated version of the OPSS Enforcement Policy, alongside an update to their guidance on enforcement actions and associated rights and enforcement actions (available here and here). As...
Following on from an update mentioned in the March 2023 GRIP content, regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement being replaced by the Windsor Framework as agreed between the EU and UK, the UK Government have begun updating available documents...
Background Information The UK cosmetics industry voluntarily stopped animal testing on cosmetic products in 1998, around a decade before the ban was introduced across Europe. The bans under the UK and EU Cosmetics Regulations mean that for cosmetics sold in the UK,...