European Union cosmetics regulation – 2022 update

Martin Perry, senior safety assessor at cosmetic consultancy Advanced Development and Safety Laboratories, reviews recent amendments to European cosmetics regulations, notifications to the World Trade Organisation and Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety opinions.

In the November 2021 edition of Personal Care Global, I reviewed recent amendments to the European Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, notifications by the European Commission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) opinions for nanomaterials.

This article follows on from that article and looks at more recent amendments to Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 and further notifications to the World Trade Organisation. It also looks at the SCCS opinions on endocrine disruptors.

Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1902

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