Call open for Information on Endocrine Disrupting Cosmetic Ingredients in the UK

On August 14, 2023, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) of the United Kingdom issued a notification to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic...

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Time to notify the HSE of exports of PIC chemicals for 2024

On 9 August 2023, the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued an e-bulletin inviting companies to notify the HSE of exports of chemicals in the Great Britain Prior Informed Consent...

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Biocidal active substances to be phased out in Great Britain

On 18 August 2023 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) the United Kingdom (UK) issued an ebulletin listing 15 active substance that must be phased out from biocidal products on the...

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UK introduces new restriction to the Cosmetics Regulation

On 6 July 2023 the UK Government published an amendment, the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2023, to the retained EU legislation, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (the Cosmetics Regulation)....

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UK Government revokes Annex VIII of EU CLP in Great Britain

On 29 June 2023, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 received royal assent and is now act of parliament (law). Schedule 1 of the Act lists approximately 600...

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The UK REACH Registration Deadlines are officially extended

The extension of the UK REACH registration deadlines is now official! The legislation necessary to implement the extension was laid in Parliament by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs...

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REACH-required animal testing of cosmetics-only ingredients is banned by United Kingdom

The UK Government recently informed Parliament that they will no longer grant licenses for animal testing of chemicals that are exclusively intended for use in cosmetic products. The licensing ban came...

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HSE publishes recommendation to restrict substances in tattoo and permanent make-up inks in the UK

On 8 June 2023 UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its recommendation to restrict the use of hazardous substances in ink used for tattooing and permanent make-up (PMU) in Great...

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British Government Removes Sunset Clause from Retained EU Law

On 10 May 2023 the British government presented an amendment to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill removing the sunset clause that would automatically revoke most retained EU law...

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DEFRA lays legislation to formally extend UK-REACH deadlines

On 20 April 2023, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) laid a draft Statutory Instrument (SI), REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023, before Parliament. The SI will formally extend...

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