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Canada – proposed requirement for fragrance allergen ingredient labelling

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At the end of February, Canada notified to the World Trade Organisation (WHO) the proposal to amend the Cosmetics Regulations, which includes: This proposal is open for comments until the end of April. The requirement to include fragrance allergens on cosmetic labels would come into force two years after publication in the Canada Gazette, Part […]

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7th Omnibus – ban for Dimethyltolylamine and Trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide

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At the beginning of March, the EU Commission notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the draft text od the 21st Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. The draft ATP amends Annex VI of the EU CLP Regulation and it includes new Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and Reprotoxic (CMR) classifications

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US Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act

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On 29 December 2022, the US President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 (https://www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.com/regulations/news/22618319/us-housesenate-president-biden-pass-2023-consolidation-act-pcpc-applauds-cosmetic-inclusion ) , which included the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MOCRA), a long-awaited reform of the US cosmetics regulation. MOCRA amends Chapter VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Below is a summary

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5th CMR Omnibus Regulation Published

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On 16 September 2022, 5TH CMR Omnibus regulation (Regulation 2022/1531 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2022.240.01.0003.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2022%3A240%3ATOC) ) was published by the EU Commission. This regulation will apply from 17 December 2022, which relates to the making available of cosmetic product on the EU market. It will apply in the EU and Northern Ireland. It is currently unclear when the bans

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Upcoming EU cosmetic ingredient bans and restrictions

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  Upcoming bans: Ingredient Deadline for placing on the market Deadline for making available on the market Nano styrene/acrylates copolymer, sodium styrene/acrylates copolymer expected 2022-23 expected 2022-23 Nano copper, nano platinum, nano gold   expected 2022-23 expected 2022-23 Nano hydroxyapatite expected 2022-23 expected 2022-23 Prostaglandins expected 2022-23 expected 2022-23 Theophylline Azadirachta Indica Seed Oil Trimethylolpropane

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Upcoming UK cosmetic ingredient bans and restrictions

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Upcoming bans Ingredient Deadline for placing on the market Deadline for making available on the market Butylphenyl methylpropional (Fragrance ingredient BMHCA, ‘lilial’) October 15, 2022 December 15, 2022 Zinc pyrithione (Preservative and anti-dandruff ingredient) October 15, 2022 December 15, 2022 Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate (preservative) October 15, 2022 December 15, 2022 Methoxyethyl acrylate October 15, 2022 December 15,

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EU labelling change for formaldehyde-releasing preservatives

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The EU Commission published Regulation 2022/1181 on the labelling requirements for cosmetics products containing formaldehyde-releasing preservatives. The regulation amends the preamble of Annex V to Cosmetic regulation 1223/2009, which now includes the following text: ‘’All finished products containing substances which are listed in this Annex and which release formaldehyde shall be labelled with the warning

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