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Oct 19, 2011 | 04:20 PM CDT
EU Regulatory Update: The Individual Safety Assessment–a Practical Approach towards Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
By: Annelie Struessmann, PhD, CONUSBAT
The new Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 defined the format of the Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) in the Regulation’s Annex I. Accordingly, the information for documenting the product’s safety is to be listed in a part A of the CPSR, and this needs to include the toxicological profiles of the ingredient substances, their physical and chemical characteristics, impurities, trace components, as well as their exposure criteria in use.
Oct 10, 2011 | 03:55 PM CDT
NSF/ANSI 305 Expands to Include EU Organic Ingredients
NSF International’s American National Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients (NSF/ANSI 305) has been expanded to allow plant-based ingredients that are certified to European Union (EU) organic regulations.
Sep 14, 2011 | 06:16 PM CDT
Colipa Welcomes EC's Animal Alternatives Report
Colipa, the European Cosmetics Association, welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s (EC) annual progress report on the development of alternative methods to animal testing for cosmetic purposes.
Sep 01, 2011 | 02:01 PM CDT
'May Contain' Ingredient Disclosures
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
The US Code of Federal Regulations lists1 the rules for displaying ingredients, and besides outlining the content that must be included and its order of appearance, the regulation describes use of the “may contain” clause, which while legally only applies to pigments, has been abused and is thus the main topic of this column.
Aug 23, 2011 | 10:41 AM CDT
EU Regulatory Update: Cosmetic Ingredients Under EU Scrutiny
By: Annelie Struessmann, PhD, CONUSBAT
In the EU, numerous mandates for new scientific opinions have been posted in 2011, with a specification of the assessment criteria and goals. The application areas mostly focus on the new and ongoing ingredient assessments of hair dyes, preservatives and UV filters.
May 02, 2011 | 02:08 PM CDT
EU Regulation No. 1223/2009, Part III: The Responsible Person
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
This column is the last in a three- part series on the European Union’s (EU) Regulation No. 1223/2009,1 which was published on Dec. 22, 2009.
Jan 03, 2011 | 03:48 PM CST
EU Regulation No. 1223/2009 Part 2: Prohibited Ingredients, Definitions and More
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
In total, EC No. 1223/2009, often called the Recast or the 8th Amendment, is comprised of a preamble with 71 parts (justification), 40 articles (replacing the old 15) and 10 annexes (replacing the old nine).
Nov 03, 2010 | 08:45 AM CDT
EC Establishes Innovation Union to Step Up R&D Efforts
The European Commission (EC) has established an Innovation Union to step up R&D efforts, reportedly by using public sector intervention to stimulate the private sector and remove bottlenecks [that] stop ideas [from] reaching the market.
Sep 14, 2010 | 02:30 PM CDT
EU Regulatory Update: Provisions for CMRs
By: Annelie Struessmann, PhD, CONUSBAT
The first application deadline for Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009, the recast of the Cosmetics Directive, is approaching. As of Dec. 1, 2010, the new provisions [Article 15(1&2)] on use of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) will apply and Article 4b of the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC will be repealed.
Jul 30, 2010 | 03:16 PM CDT
EU Regulation No. 1223/2009 Part 1: Product Safety
By: David Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
The European Union (EU) has published the long-awaited Regulation No. 1223/2009 on Dec. 22, 2009. At 151 pages, it is a lengthy read and when it goes into effect on July 11, 2013, it will make the EU the most highly regulated cosmetics industry in the world.