Cosmetics Europe Says EU’s ‘Radical’ Regulatory Drift Sends Concerning Signal To World

The European Commission plans to launch a public consultation soon on its intention to revise the Cosmetic Products Regulation in line with Green Deal objectives and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. Cosmetics Europe is gearing up for a battle to preserve the sector-specific approach embodied in the EU’s “gold standard” cosmetics regulations. Director-General John Chave discusses.

Toxicology faces an uncertain future in the EU as the Commission considers revising the Cosmetic Products Regulation to be more precautionary in its approach to hazardous chemicals and potentially eliminate the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety’s role in assessing ingredient safety.

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