EC's Delayed Nano Inventory Reflects Notification Errors, Definitional Challenges
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
A European Commission official says the long-awaited cosmetic nanomaterials inventory has been delayed due to notification inaccuracies, likely reflecting challenges associated with the "nanomaterial" definition enshrined in regulations. Nevertheless, the EC says it is nearing completion, and trade group Cosmetics Europe believes the catalogue could release this summer.