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Companies currently using or supplying PFAS (per- and polyfluoralkyl substances) cosmetic ingredients are requested to please contact CTPA in confidence (email [email protected]), as a matter of urgency.
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Latest News
Published: 09 February 2023 (Updated: 09 February 2023)
Companies currently using or supplying PFAS (per- and polyfluoralkyl substances) cosmetic ingredients are requested to please contact CTPA in confidence (email [email protected]), as a matter of urgency.
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22 May 2025
On 21 May 2025, SAG-CS published its opinion on UV filter 4-MBC in cosmetic products.
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22 May 2025
On 21 May 2025, SAG-CS published its opinion on formaldehyde-releasing substances.
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22 May 2025
On 21 May 2025, SAG-CS published its opinion on UV filter homosalate in cosmetic products.
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13 May 2025
On 12 May 2025, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published a report outlining the outcome of its evidence project on intentionally added microplastics.
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09 May 2025
On 8 May 2025, OPSS notified to the WTO an update to the UK Cosmetics Regulation, amending the entry for benzophenone-3 in Annex VI.
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14 April 2025
On 7 April 2025, the HSE notified to the WTO a new update to the GB MCL.
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31 March 2025
On 31 March 2025, the EU Commission published a comprehensive explanatory guide on the EU REACH microplastics restriction.
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31 March 2025
CTPA is publishing this position paper ‘Moving Towards Animal-free Chemical Safety Assessment – Overarching Principles’, on the overarching principles for moving towards animal-free safety assessment for chemicals.
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26 March 2025
Check the updates from ECHA and the HSE.
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11 February 2025
Perfluorononyl dimethicone is banned under the UK POPs regulation
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07 February 2025
The call for interest is now open on the ingredient Nerol.
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