Octocrylene – restriction proposal

Octocrylene – restriction proposal

Octocrylene restriction proposal due to its environmental risk of harming non-target aquatic organisms and contamination of groundwater used for human consumption. Comments are due by the 24th of March 2026. France has proposed a restriction on the placing on the...
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...
EHMC – SCCS Final Opinion

EHMC – SCCS Final Opinion

Summary: Substance: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (EHMC)Effected Products: SunscreenDate of Implementation: Not yet adopted, currently at opinion stage On 30 June 2025, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the use of UV...
OPPS’s Statutory Instrument on Benzophenone-3

SAG-CS Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor

SummarySubstance: 4-Methylbenzylidene CamphorEffected Products: All cosmetic productsDate of Implementation: Not yet adopted, currently at opinion stage. On 21 May 2025, the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) published its...