Update on Talc in the EU

Update on Talc in the EU

The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA’s) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has classified talc as a CMR 1B substance (please see link to RAC minutes here).  An exemption application to allow continued use of this substance under Article 15 of the EU Cosmetic...
Update on Talc in the EU

IARC Publication on Talc

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have published the outcomes of the assessment of carcinogenicity of talc which revises the classification of talc to “probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) on the basis of a combination of limited evidence...
Update on Talc in the EU

Final SCCS Opinion on Aluminium (Submission IV)

On 4 April 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued its final opinion on the safety aluminium in cosmetic products (submission IV). It can be accessed here. The SCCS concluded that aluminium compounds are safe when used; in non-sprayable product...