21st ATP to EU CLP Published

21st ATP to EU CLP Published

On 5th January 2024, the EU Commission published on the 21st Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. The official regulation can be viewed here.  The legislation amends Annex V of EU CLP...
New SCCS Mandate for Silver

New SCCS Mandate for Silver

On 21 November 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the EU Commission to review the safety of silver in cosmetic products (can be accessed here).  This follows the proposal of silver as a Carcinogen, Mutagen and Reprotoxic...
OPSS Publishes CMR Management Process

OPSS Publishes CMR Management Process

On 5 October 2023, The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published the process to manage substances classed as CMR (carcinogen, mutagen, reprotoxic) under the UK Cosmetics Regulation (UKCR). The process can be accessed here. Background Article 15 of the...
OPSS Publishes CMR Management Process

UK REACH extended registration deadline signed into law

Companies have been granted three more years to comply On 28 June 2023, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has signed the REACH registration deadlines into law. The amended statutory instrument will enter into force on July 19 and...