03 June 2021

Following from the success of last year’s event, CTPA has organised a new edition of the virtual training ‘Cosmetic Claims – Principles and Practical Approaches’.  This year’s training will take place every day from 19 to 23 July between 13.30-15.30.

10 May 2021

CTPA has made available the ‘CTPA Guide on Post‐Brexit Trade: Great Britain, Northern Ireland & the European Union’, developed in close collaboration with the UK Government Department Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and others.

12 February 2021

CTPA has relaunched its guidance documents for SMEs to reflect the changes that have come as a consequence of the UK leaving the EU. 

14 June 2021

This year’s CTPA training ‘Cosmetic Claims – Principles and Practical Approaches’ will take place every day from 19 to 23 July between 13.30-15.30.

08 June 2021

On 4 June 2021, the UK secured a new trade deal, agreed in principle, with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

08 June 2021

IKW, the German Cosmetic Association together with the German Society of Scientific and Applied Cosmetics (DGK), have been running continuing education courses for cosmetic safety assessors since 1998.

08 June 2021

This webinar will launch the CTPA Safety Assessment Campaign 2021 and will provide an overview of the Cosmetic Product Safety Report.

01 June 2021

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued a communication to hauliers about changes to NI-GB exports into effect from 16 May 2021

26 May 2021

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now completed its review of environmental claims, publishing on 21 May 2021 draft guidance on the applicability of consumer protection law to environmental claims.

26 May 2021

The UK launched a 14-week consultation to seek the views of the public and businesses.

20 May 2021

The UK is to begin negotiations and is seeking input from 18 May until 12 July 2021.

14 May 2021

Important information for cosmetics suppliers or brands using the self-tanning ingredient dihydroxyacetone (DHA)

13 May 2021

The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the UK Government Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have recently issued two surveys investigating the factors impacting on the use and safety of recycled materials in consumer goods.  

13 May 2021

AISE has developed a voluntary packaging-related symbol to be used on perforated full-body sleeves with the objective to improve the consumer understanding that full body sleeves should be removed before disposal, hence contributing to the uptake of recycled packaging material. 

13 May 2021

CTPA will be running a new edition of the virtual training ‘Cosmetic Claims – Principles and Practical Approaches’.  This year’s training will take place every day from 19 to 23 July between 13.30-15.30.

11 May 2021

Royal Society of Chemistry publishes report on sustainability opportunities for these vital cosmetic ingredients

04 May 2021

On 28 April 2021, the EU Parliament voted with a large majority in favour of granting its consent to the implementation of the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). 

04 May 2021

Actions for GB-based companies selling chemicals (on their own or within mixtures) to EU/EEA countries and Northern Ireland

04 May 2021

Actions for GB-based companies selling chemicals (on their own or within mixtures) to GB which are already registered under EU REACH

04 May 2021

Companies manufacturing in the UK are now able obtain a GMP certificate from the UK Government for export to China.

26 April 2021

Taking place virtually on 6-8 July 2021, the comprehensive three day online programme of this SCS Conference will feature key experts on sustainable sourcing

22 April 2021

UK REACH includes extensive transitional provisions to allow chemicals that were already on the market and registered under EU REACH before 1 January 2021, the end of the Brexit transition period. The first deadline of these transitional provisions is 30 April 2021, which is soon approaching.