1) Lilial ingredient ban comes into force in the UK Cosmetics containing perfume allergen lilial (Butylphenyl methylpropional) are no longer allowed to be sold in the UK. The ‘making available on the market’ deadline for products containing the fragrance ingredient was 15 December 2022. The ‘placing on the market’ deadline was two months earlier, on 15 […]
The EU Commission (EC) has added 23 chemicals to its list of substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR). These substances will be banned in cosmetics according to the Article 15 of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, which states that CMR substances should be prohibited in cosmetic products unless one of the conditions
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The European Commission published a Delegated Regulation amending Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation). The amendment classifies allergen Butylphenyl Methylpropional (BMHCA), more commonly known as Lilial, as a CMR 1B substance. The allergen is present in many fragrance ingredients found
