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...
Read MoreTime 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...
Read MoreBiocidal 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...
Read MoreUK 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)....
Read MoreUK 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreREACH-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...
Read MoreHSE 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...
Read MoreDEFRA 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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