L’Oreal SA subsidiary Urban Decay Cosmetics, LLC, Nordstrom, Inc. and other value-chain partners face litigation in California Superior Court alleging that they failed to inform consumers about potentially respirable titanium dioxide in Urban Decay eyeshadow palettes.
TiO2 Still A California Prop 65 Target; EU Commission Returns To SCCS With New Safety Questions
Titanium dioxide use in cosmetic products is getting another look by the EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, with a focus on genotoxicity and exposure via inhalation and oral routes. Stateside, potentially respirable TiO2 continues to be the focus of Prop 65 lawsuits in California.