Update on Labelling for UK EPR

Update on Labelling for UK EPR

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has made an announcement regarding recyclability labelling required under UK Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). It provides an update on the legislation for the introduction of Extended Producer...
Update on Labelling for UK EPR

Companies placing on the market cosmetic products and personal care products may be subject to a ban of putting biocides in these products, if the Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill is passed

On 11 September 2024, the House of Lords introduced the Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill (hereinafter “the Bill”). If passed, the Bill proposes the following, among others: Prohibition on the use of biocides in cosmetic products, personal care...
Update on Labelling for UK EPR

ASA Ruling on Misleading Health Claims

On 24 July 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a ruling against a cosmetic brand promoting the use of a deodorant and featured a woman who stated she was a breast cancer survivor. The ad was reported to the ASA due to the perception that the advert...