New SCCS Mandate for Benzophenone-1

New SCCS Mandate for Benzophenone-1

On 17 April 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the EU Commission to review the safety of benzophenone-1 in cosmetic products, in relation to its suspected endocrine disrupting properties.  BP-1 is currently not regulated...
New SCCS Mandate for Benzophenone-1

New SCCS Mandate for Triphenyl Phosphate

On 17 April 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the EU Commission to review the safety of triphenyl phosphate (TPP) in cosmetic products, in relation to its suspected endocrine disrupting properties.  TPP is currently not regulated...
Final SCCS Opinion on Sodium bromothymol blue (C186)

Final SCCS Opinion on Sodium bromothymol blue (C186)

On 23 March 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the use of sodium bromothymol blue (C186), a new non-oxidative hair dye.  As per the draft opinion (previously mentioned in the November 2022 GRIP updates), The SCCS...
New SCCS Mandate for Benzophenone-1

Final SCCS Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (nano)

On 23 March 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the use of hydroxyapatite (nano) in cosmetic products. The final opinion is in line with the draft opinion (previously mentioned in the February 2023 GRIP updates). The...
New SCCS Mandate for Benzophenone-1

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...