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Jul 20, 2010 | 05:15 PM CDT
EU Regulatory Update: Enforcing REACH
By: Annelie Struessmann, PhD, CONUSBAT
Responsibility for the enforcement of REACH lies with the EU Member States and is divided into two pillars—the catalogue of penalties applicable for infringements and a system of official controls.
May 10, 2010 | 12:20 PM CDT
EU Regulation Update: Tackling the Animal Testing Ban
By: Annelie Struessman, PhD, CONUSBAT
The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) has developed an approach for its members to address animal testing bans imposed by the 7th Amendment to the EU Cosmetics Directive.
Apr 09, 2010 | 11:11 AM CDT
NaTrue Offers Raw Material Certification to Aid Formulators
As of March 2010, raw material suppliers can certify their products under the NaTrue label in the same way as finished product manufacturers.
Mar 03, 2010 | 08:11 AM CST
EU Regulatory Update: CLP Deadlines and Consequences
By: Annelie Struessman, PhD, CONUSBAT
The European Union’s adaptation of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on the classification, labeling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures, which entered into force on Jan. 20, 2009.
Feb 11, 2010 | 03:51 PM CST
SCCS Rules on Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
The SCCS has adopted the opinion that alkyl trimethylammonium chloride is safe as a non-preservative when incorporated at the recommended use levels.
Jan 29, 2010 | 04:22 PM CST
Recent ATPs and the 8th Amendment
By: David Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
Why does the Cosmetic Directive need the 8th Amendment? Some feel it is necessary since the directive has been changed 55 times, including seven amendments and 48 Adaptations to Technical Progress (ATPs). While the industry waits to see what this new amendment will bring, more ATPs have been published, as are described here. Science moves on contrary to political wishes.
Jan 12, 2010 | 11:49 AM CST
EU Regulatory Update: Recast of the Cosmetics Directive Published
By: Annelie Struessmann, PhD, CONUSBAT
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 was published on Dec. 22, 2009 with the intent to simplify rules and procedures related to the marketing of cosmetic products, a need resulting from different implementations of the Cosmetics Directive.
Dec 01, 2009 | 02:56 PM CST
Net Contents of a Cosmetic: The ‘E’ Mark and Units of Measure
By: David C. Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
Recently, some European Union member states have expressed concern over the misuse of the Estimated Symbol (℮), often referred to as the “e” mark, on product labels. In addition, some regulators have argued that the International System of Units, known as the metric system, should be used on all product labels to indicate the net contents of a finished product. Both of these concerns have fueled the present column in which the author debates how product labels should indicate the net contents of a cosmetic product. In closing, he comments on the jurisdiction of the CPSC in the United States.
Nov 16, 2009 | 05:04 PM CST
EU Regulatory Update: Defining R&D in REACH
By: Annelie Struessman, PhD, CONUSBAT
Beginning with this column, Annelie Struessmann, PhD, will no longer focus solely on REACH regulation, but will be expanding her topics to encompass a variety of regulatory issues occurring in the European Union. Although Struessmann's columns may discuss REACH, as this feature does, future columns also will touch upon other hot button issues in the EU regulation of personal care raw materials.
Jun 11, 2009 | 10:03 AM CDT
COSMOS-standard Published
After six years of intensive work and an international public consultation over three months, the European Cosmetics Standards Working Group has published the COSMOS-standard.