EU Cosmetics Directive Strengthened

The EU Cosmetics Directive is being amended to implement stricter requirements for nanomaterials and CMRs (carcinogens, mutagens and reproductive toxicants). Environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth (FOE) have been calling for some time for nanomaterials to be listed on ingredients listings on packaging and this has finally become mandatory. A safety assessment procedure will also be established for all products containing nanomaterials. Manufacturers who add nanomaterials to cosmetic products must inform the EU Commission six months prior to launch and the Commission will then consult an expert committee. The EU Commission had previously contested that adequate legislation was in Read more

Cosmetics Companies Should be Concerned About Safety

Guy Montague-Jones writing on Cosmeticsdesign.com warns that cosmetics manufacturers should be wary of toxic chemicals in cosmetics and “learn from the mistakes made in the food and banking industries.” The contamination of products made by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has resulted in six deaths and made 600 people ill, leaving in its wake “a trail of corporate irresponsibility that would have been difficult to imagine three months ago…The Peanut Corporation of American is the perpetrator of a tragedy that reflects a failure to properly prioritise risk in modern business.”

Guy compares the toxic assets now crippling the global financial system to Read more