OPSS Publishes SI on CMR Substances and Kojic Acid

OPSS Publishes SI on CMR Substances and Kojic Acid

On 17 December 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published its Statutory Instrument ‘The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (No. 2) Regulations 2024’.  This SI comes into force on 31 January 2025; it adds 64 of...
OPSS Publishes SI on CMR Substances and Kojic Acid

Simpler Recycling – Policy Paper and Guidance

A Policy Paper has been published relating to Simpler Recycling in England. The Policy Paper is available on GOV.UK at this link. As a reminder: Local councils are required to collect all specified packaging materials for recycling by 31 March 2026, except plastic...
OPSS Publishes SI on CMR Substances and Kojic Acid

UK EPR – Groups and Subsidiaries Guidance

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published guidance and a template for parent companies to add multiple subsidiaries to their Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging account. The guidance and template are available on...
OPSS Publishes SI on CMR Substances and Kojic Acid

OPSS GPSR Guidance for Northern Ireland

From 13 December 2024, the EU Regulation 2023/988 on General Product Safety came into force and now applies in Northern Ireland (NI). Therefore, OPSS has published a fact sheet and detailed guidance document for businesses placing products on the market in NI. ...
OPSS Publishes SI on CMR Substances and Kojic Acid

HSE Guidance on Minimising Animal Testing under UK REACH

On 25 November 2025, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published guidance for registrants on meeting the toxicological and ecotoxicological information requirements laid out in Annexes VII-X of the UK Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH)...