May 2022

As we already mentioned in our regulatory update last week, Methyl-N-methylanthranilate has now officially been added to Annex III. here. The SCCS concluded that 4-MBC is not safe at the maximum concentration of 4%. The SCCS also could not propose a maximum concentration for safe use of 4-MBC, due to the lack of information on genotoxicity potential.

1) Updates to the Annexes of the EU Cosmetics Regulation Notified to WTO: Following changes are being proposed in the latest draft: a) Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is restricted for use in cosmetic products at 0,1% in toothpastes b) Acid yellow 3 is restricted for use in non-oxidative hair dye products at 0,5% (entry 82 of Annex IV still applies if the