Cosmetics Europe Update and Actions on DnHexP

Cosmetics Europe Update and Actions on DnHexP

The publication of the mandate to the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (available here) to assess the safety of UV filter diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate (DHHB) in cosmetic products, Cosmetics Europe (CE – the EU personal care association) contacted...
HSE Guidance on Minimising Animal Testing under UK REACH

HSE Guidance on Minimising Animal Testing under UK REACH

On 25 November 2025, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published guidance for registrants on meeting the toxicological and ecotoxicological information requirements laid out in Annexes VII-X of the UK Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH)...
HSE Guidance on Minimising Animal Testing under UK REACH

UK/Vietnam – Certificates of Free Sale (CFS)

In September 2024, the UK embassy in Hanoi received verbal agreement from the Vietnamese Ministry of Healh (MoH) that they will accept the Certificate of Free Sales (CFS) from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Import Licensing Branch (ILB).  This comes after...