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Export enterprises, please note: EU revised the list of prohibited and restricted substances in cosmetics regulations!
Release time:
2021-07-20 17:58
Recently, Circular G/TBT/N/EU/757 issued by the European Union proposes to amend the appendix to the Cosmetics Regulation (EC)No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council to prohibit and restrict the use of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxic (CMR) in the European Commission Authorized Regulation (EU)2020/217 as cosmetic ingredients.
The standard regulations are planned to be implemented from October 1, 2021. The new regulations may have an impact on cosmetics-related production or sales enterprises exported to the EU.
The contents involved in the revision of the regulations mainly include the following three parts:
#01
(EC)1223/2009 Appendix II "List of Prohibited Substances in Cosmetics" Add the following 12 substances:
Serial Number | Chemical Name/INN | CAS No. | EC No. |
1 | Cobalt | 7440 | 231-158-0 |
2 | acetaldehyde | 108-62-3 | 203-600-2 |
3 | methylmercuric chloride | 115-09-3 | 204-064-2 |
4 | dibenzo [a, I] pyrene | 189-55-9 | 205-877-5 |
5 | dibenzo [a,h] pyrene | 189-64-0 | 205-878-0 |
6 | Ethanol, 2,2 '-imino double-stranded, N-(cl3-15 branched and linear alkyl) derivatives | 97925-95-6 | 97925-95-6 |
7 | Butyl fluorate | 400882-07-7 | - |
8 | diisohexyl phthalate | 71850-09-4 | 276-090-2 |
9 | Chlorosulfuron | 100784-20-1 | - |
10 | 2-methyl imidazole | 693-98-1 | 211-765-7 |
11 | metaflumizone | 139968-49-3 852403-68-0 | - |
12 | (E)-Metaflumizone Standard | 22673-19-4 | 245-152-0 |
#02
(EC)1223/2009 Appendix III "List of Restricted Substances in Cosmetics" Item 98 "Salicylic Acid" has changed its restriction requirements. In the column of "Restriction Requirements", the maximum concentration requirements for salicylic acid in products such as "body lotion, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick and ball deodorant" have been added. After the revision, the maximum concentration requirements of salicylic acid in various types of cosmetics are as follows:
Product Category | Requirements for maximum concentration of salicylic acid |
Flushable hair care products | 3% |
Body lotion, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick, ball deodorant | 0.5% |
Other products except body lotion, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick, ball deodorant | 2% |
#03
(EC)1223/2009 Appendix III "List of Restricted Substances for Cosmetic Use" Add "Titanium Dioxide":
Entry Number | Substance identification | Restriction Requirements | |||||
Chemical Name/INN | Name of Common Ingredients | CAS No. | EC No. | Product Type, Body Parts | Maximum concentration in ready-to-use preparations | Other Requirements | |
Pending | Titanium dioxide powder with a particle content of 1% and above with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤ 10 microns | Titanium dioxide | 13463-67-7/ 1317-70-0/ 1317-80-2 | 236-675-5/ 215-280-1/ 215-282-2 | a. Facial products; B. Aerosol (spray) hair products; c. Other Products | a.25%; B general-purpose aerosol (spray) hair products: 1.4 per cent; professional-purpose aerosol (spray) hair products: 1.1 per cent
| (a) and (B) only pigment, anatase, surface treatment (c) cannot be used for products that may cause inhalation by the end user. |
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