Belgian Royal Decree on Wipes ’Flushability
On September 18th, 2015, the “Service Public Fédéral Santé Publique, Securité de la Chaîne Alimentaire et Environnement” from Belgium published a Royal... Read more.
December 2015 Changes to the Canadian Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
On December 14th, 2015, Health Canada amended the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist entry related to MI/MCI. The Hotlist is a list of ingredientsthat Health Canada believes...... Read more.
Publication of the Amendments to the EU Cosmetics Regulation on Zinc Oxide and Potassium Hydroxide
BIORIUS is pleased to inform you that the amendments to the EU Cosmetics Regulation on Zinc Oxide and Potassium Hydroxide finally got published. The publication...... Read more.
An Excellent News about Phenoxyethanol
The EU Commission sent a request for a Scientific Opinion to the SCCS on Phenoxyethanol. The terms of this mandate were ‘Does SCCS consider Phenoxyethanol...... Read more.
The Regulation Restricting the Use of Ethoxydiglycol in Cosmetics Has Been Published
Restrictions on the Use of Ethoxydiglycol in Cosmetics Home Information Letter March 2016 – Ethoxydiglycol restrictions The regulation (EU) No 2016/314 has... Read more.
Italy Publishes a New Decree Setting Penalties in Relation to the Cosmetics Regulation
Italy published a new decree setting detailed penalties in relation to the EU Cosmetics Regulation (Decreto Legislativo 4 dicembre 2015, n.204). Indeed, and as laid...... Read more.
The Complex Issue of Polyaminopropyl Biguanide
Biorius published an article on Polyaminopropyl Biguanide in its newsletter of January 2015. The article was relatively pessimistic about the future of this preservative... Read more.
Important Results of the Latest Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products
The latest Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products took place on October 22nd in Brussels. This meeting brings together the representatives of all EU Member States...... Read more.
Recommendation to cease the use of microbeads
Most of you are already aware of the microbeads issue and the gradual ban of this problematic ingredient in cosmetic products at global level. BIORIUS...... Read more.
Ban of 3-Benzylidene Camphor
The European Commission published a new amendment of the Cosmetics Regulation (EU No 2015/1298) to ban the use of 3-Benzylidene Camphor in cosmetic products. Until...... Read more.