Draft Regulations for Wipes Containing Plastic in Northern Ireland

COM’s Statement on Genotoxicity for Titanium Dioxide

On 11 October 2024, the UK Committee on Mutagenicity (COM) published a statement (available here) on its assessment of in vitro and in vivo studies on the genotoxicity of titanium dioxide. The COM concluded that that there is little evidence that titanium dioxide...
Draft Regulations for Wipes Containing Plastic in Northern Ireland

Main EPR SI Laid in Parliament

We would like to highlight that the main Statutory Instrument for Extended Producer Responsibility, The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, has been laid in Parliament and is available here. It is expected to enter...
Draft Regulations for Wipes Containing Plastic in Northern Ireland

SAG-CS Opinion on Dihydroxyacetone (DHA)

On 24 October 2024, the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) published its opinion on dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Based on the evidence available to the SAG-CS, the group concluded that DHA is safe for use by adults, at the below...