Published: 26 July 2024  (Updated: 03 September 2024)

IMPORTANT - Non-compliant CPSRs in the UK

CTPA has been made aware that there are some companies providing Cosmetic Product Safety Reports (CPSRs) for UK-based Responsible Persons (RPs) which are non-compliant and may even be fraudulent.  In particular, the CPSRs may not relate to the product in question, may not contain the required information to verify the safety of the product and in some cases, they may display the signature and qualifications of a safety assessor that has not written the report.

There are many high quality, professional companies providing safety assessment services to the UK market.  To ensure that RPs receive a CPSR that meets the standards offered by such companies, CTPA encourages companies to be vigilant and carefully check that the CPSR received is compliant with the UK Cosmetics Regulation, and that the safety assessors are affiliated with the organisation commissioned for the reports. 

This checklist created by CTPA provides a guide which RPs may wish to use when reviewing the CPSR, especially when working with a new provider.  Safety assessors will be happy to discuss any aspects of the assessment in future detail with the RP, to explain the scientific rationale behind their decisions.    

This infographic gives helpful advice on the sections that a CPSR should contain and the type of information that a Safety Assessor will ask for in order to complete a comprehensive review.  It can be found at the following page on the CTPA website, accessible to both members and non-members of CTPA: https://www.ctpa.org.uk/safetyofcosmetics

CTPA is discussing this as a matter of urgency with the UK authorities, and understands that the consequences for engaging in issuing fraudulent CPSRs is not only illegal under the legal framework for cosmetic products, but may also be understood to be criminal. 

If you require any further information, or have been affected and would like to discuss it with CTPA, please contact [email protected]

 

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