The EU Commission has updated its draft Cosmetics Regulation of February 2022 and suggested it prohibit the use of nanoforms of colloidal silver and limit the nanoforms of hydroxyapatite. Accordingly, the EU plans to include the following substances in Annex II (List of Substances prohibited in cosmetic products): styrene/acrylates copolymer…
In mid-November, the EU Commission published its second, updated version of its catalog of nanomaterials used in cosmetics. The first version appeared in 2017. According to Article 16, 10 (a) of EU Regulation 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation), the EU is mandated to provide public access to a catalog of all nanomaterials…
The Turkish health ministry has aligned its legal regulations on cosmetics with the requirements of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (only in Turkish). The following concrete changes result: Turkey prohibits 2-chloro-p-phenylenediamine along with its sulphate and dihydrochloride salts in hair, eyebrow, and eyelash-dye products. Turkey limits the use of 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone (Climbazole) in dandruff shampoos…
On May 22, 2019, the EU Commission published Regulation (EU) 2019/831 that modifies Annexes II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 in the Official Journal of the EU. The modifications include the addition of 226 carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reproductive toxic substances to Annex II of the Cosmetics Products Regulation. With the modifications, the EU, as noted under Section 3, is seeking uniform implementation of…
Johnson & Johnson (J&J), an American consumer goods company, has settled a suit brought by a woman with cancer for $1.5 million. She blames her illness on the use of talcum powder and brought the suit against J&& for that reason. The woman is 78 years old today and blames…
On October 19, Thailand announced changes to its cosmetics regulations that went into effect the next day. The announcement covered three notifications. In the first two, the Thai Ministry of Public Health updated the list of preservatives permitted in cosmetics and the list of prohibited substances. The third requires companies…
The Turkish health ministry has aligned its legal regulations on cosmetics with the requirements of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (only in Turkish). The following concrete changes result: Turkey prohibits 2-chloro-p-phenylenediamine along with its sulphate and dihydrochloride salts in hair, eyebrow, and eyelash-dye products. Turkey limits the use of 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-1-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone (Climbazole) in dandruff shampoos…
On May 22, 2019, the EU Commission published Regulation (EU) 2019/831 that modifies Annexes II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 in the Official Journal of the EU. The modifications include the addition of 226 carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reproductive toxic substances to Annex II of the Cosmetics Products Regulation. With the modifications, the EU, as noted under Section 3, is seeking uniform implementation of…
Johnson & Johnson (J&J), an American consumer goods company, has settled a suit brought by a woman with cancer for $1.5 million. She blames her illness on the use of talcum powder and brought the suit against J&& for that reason. The woman is 78 years old today and blames…