Languages:
English [en]
Français [fr]
Home
Digests
Report Highlights
EU-Summaries
About us
Partners
A-Z List
Themes
About the publications
Leaflets
Videos
Glossary
Home
»
Safety of Cosmetics
» About this Digest
The safety assessments requirements of cosmetic products in the EU and worldwide
Level 1:
Summary
Level 2:
Details
Level 3:
Source
About this Digest on The safety assessments requirements of cosmetic products in the EU and worldwide
Source for this Digest
1. Source for this Digest
References:
1
Scientific Committee On Consumer Safety
(SCCS)
2
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)
3
Classification of substances as ingredients of cosmetic products
4
List of evaluations on cosmetics by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCS)
5
Opinion concerning present development and validation of adequate alternative methodologies to the use of animals in safety testing of cosmetics
6
The EU’s role in cosmetics
7
See also:
Parabens used in cosmetics
8
EU Commission. Use of nanomaterials in cosmetics.
See also:
GreenFacts Highlights of the report Safety of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in sunscreens
and GreenFacts Highlights of the report:
"Is it safe to use cosmetics containing nanoform silica?"
9
Clarification of the absence of European harmonised standard for natural and organic cosmetics
10
US-FDA Guidance for Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products
11
Cosmetics & U.S. Law
12
Product Safety Australia - Cosmetics ingredients labelling
13
CFDA Registration of Imported Cosmetics in China - Hygiene License & Record-keeping Certificate
14
ASEAN Consumer Information Handbook on Cosmetic Product
GreenFacts Copyright Policy
GreenFacts Copyright Policy
Other articles you might like...
Are zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles safe?
In Europe, 12% of the population has tattoos, are they safe?
Is nano-silica in cosmetics dangerous?
A-Z List
1. 1. What is a “cosmetic product” when it comes to regulations?
2. 2. Who is responsible for the safety of cosmetic products?
3. 3. To what regulations should cosmetics products comply in Europe?
4. 4. What are the cosmetics and ingredients that are particularly evaluated for their safety?
5. 5. Why and how are preservatives like paraben and formaldehyde used in cosmetic products?
6. 6. How are “natural” ingredients in cosmetic products evaluated?
7. 7. How are cosmetic products regulated in the US?
8. 8. How are cosmetic products regulated elsewhere worldwide?
Glossary
Links
About
Themes covered
Publications A-Z
AIDS
Accidental poisoning
Acrylamide in food
Acupuncture
Agriculture
Aids Epidemic
Air quality in Europe
Alcohol
Allergenic fragrances
Allergies
Aluminium exposure
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics Research
Aquatic environment
Arctic Climate Change
Arctic Climate Change
Arsenic
Artificial Light
Artificial Light and Health
Aspartame
Aspartame
Aspartame Reevaluation
Bee losses
Benzodiazepines
Biochar
Biocides
Biodiversity
Biofuels
Biofuels
Bisphenol A
Boron
CO
2
Capture & Storage
Cadmium
Cancer rates and mortality, types and causes
Chemical Mixtures
Chernobyl
Chlorine Sodium Hypochlorite
Chromium
Chronic Diseases on Labour Practices
Circular Economy
Climate Change
Climate Change (2013)
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate impact of shale gas
Climate impacts adaptation
DBP
DEHP
DINP-DIDP
Dental Amalgams
Dental Fillings
Desertification
Diet & Nutrition
Dioxins
Ecosystem Change
Effects of cannabis
Electromagnetic Fields
Electronic Cigarettes
Endocrine Disruptors
Endocrine disrupting properties of pesticides
Endocrine disruptors risks
Energy Saving Lamps
Energy Technologies
Estrogen-progestogen cancer risk
Evaluation of endocrine disruptors
Fisheries
Fluoride
Food & Agriculture
Food Wastage
Forests
Forests & Energy
Forests & agriculture land use
Fukushima Consequences
Fukushima accident
Genetically Modified Crops
Geothermal Energy
Global Biodiversity Outlook 4
Global Public Health Threats
Gluten intolerance
Glyphosate and cancer
Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
Health Environment Management
Illicit drugs in Europe
Impacts of a 4°C global warming
India Millennium Development Goals
Indonesian forests
Indoor Air Quality
Lyme Disease
Malaria
Marine Litter
Mercury
Mercury from dental amalgam
Mercury in CFL
Metal-on-Metal hip implants
Methylene glycol
Nano-silica
Nanomaterials
Nanosafety
Nanotechnologies
Neonicotinoids
Nitrogen Dioxide
Non-human primates
Organic Food
Ozone
Ozone layer depletion
PCBs
Parabens used in cosmetics
Particulate Matter
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Personal Music Players & Hearing
Pesticides occupational risks
Pharmaceuticals environment
Phosphate resources
Phthalates Comparison
Phthalates in school supplies
Pollution
Poly brominated flame retardant decaBDE
Power lines
Psychoactive Drugs
Respiratory Diseases
Safety of Cosmetics
Safety of sunscreens
Sand Extraction
Security Scanners
Shale Gas
Silver Nanoparticles
Soils degradation
Solar Energy
State of the European Environment
Static Fields
Substitution of harmful chemicals
Sunbeds & UV radiation
Sustainable oceans
Synthetic Biology
Tattoos
Thorium nuclear fuel
Tidal Energy
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles
Tobacco
Tooth Whiteners
Transgenic salmon
Triclosan
Tuberculosis
Vaccines
Wastewater management
Water Disinfectants
Water Resources
Wind Resources
X-Ray Full-Body Scanners
Zinc Oxide
Video
View All