China revises national standard for lip moisturiser

China revises national standard for lip moisturiser

China’s standards body has revised the country’s national standard for lip moisturiser in gel or cream form. The standard, which is voluntary but has legal force if referred to by other regulations, will come into force on 1 April 2024. The revised...
Draft SCCS Opinion on Silver Zinc Zeolite

Draft SCCS Opinion on Silver Zinc Zeolite

On 4 April 2023, the Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its draft opinion on preservative silver zinc zeolite. The opinion can be accessed here and is open for comments until 5 June 2023. The SCCS concluded that silver zinc zeolite,...
Draft SCCS Opinion on Silver Zinc Zeolite

EC Working Group on Cosmetics Meeting Outcomes

A meeting of the EU Commission Working Group on Cosmetic Products (EC CPWG) took place on 17 March 2023.   The following is a summary of the unofficial outcomes as provided by Cosmetics Europe (CE). The EU Commission voted in favour of the draft proposed...
Defra Publish EPR Recyclability Labelling Guide

Defra Publish EPR Recyclability Labelling Guide

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published an article on recyclability labelling for the purposes of UK Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging.  The article is available to read here. In the Government Response to...