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The safety assessments requirements of cosmetic products in the EU and worldwide

 

About this Digest on The safety assessments requirements of cosmetic products in the EU and worldwide

  1. 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

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