Cosmetics Breaking news

Aminomethyl Propanol

Austria announced its intention to submit a Classification and Labelling Harmonized (CLH) proposal for AminoMethyl Propanol (CAS 204-709-8) to the European CHemical Agency (ECHA). The proposal contains a CMR1B classification. The CLH dossier is expected to be submitted to ECHA Risk Assessment Committee before the end of the year (Anyone with relevant information on the identity or hazard properties of AminoMethyl Propanol (CAS 204-709-8) is encouraged to provide this information to the dossier submitter during the early stages of the process, or at the latest during the consultation).

Health Canada published a draft amendment to its Hot list

The suggested modifications include an addition of polyhydroxyacids and bionic acids to the limitation of AHA and a higher limitation for non-professional products of 18% of AHA equivalents. Moreover, retinol will be restricted to 0.2% in leave-on products (no change for rinse-off). All modifications are available on Health Canada website. The draft is open for comment until 11 October 2023.

MoCRA: platform for facility registration and cosmetic product listing

The FDA has just released a document outlining how the platform for facility registration and cosmetic product listing under MoCRA may look like. This document is open for comments, and the consultation period ends on September 7th. The platform will go live in October (the exact date is yet to be determined). The deadline to list ALL cosmetic products remains unchanged: December 29, 2023 for the products that were already on the US market on December 29, 2022. For cosmetic product first marketed after December 29, 2022, the deadline for listing is within 120 days of marketing the product, or within 120 days of December 29, 2023, whichever is later.

Extended list of allergens in the EU

The Regulation on labeling of cosmetic allergens has been published. 56 new allergen substances are added to the 24 current ones. They must be displayed in the product’s ingredient list on pack if they exceed the threshold limits. Industry has 3 years to place compliant labels on the market and 5 years to withdraw non-compliant labels from the market.

UK Extension

The initial transition period established by the Government of the United Kingdom about UKCA marking and labeling has been extended until 31 December 2024 for UKCA marking and 31 December 2027 regarding the provisions for UKCA labeling, importer information, and responsible persons’ information.

MoCRA

On December 29th, 2022, the most significant amendment of the US Cosmetic Regulation since 1938 was enacted. It will involve obligation to notify cosmetic products, new labeling rules, revision of test methods… .