Cosmetics Europe Beating Drum To Counter Ingredient Hazard ‘Trumpeters’

04 Apr 2017

• By Lauren Nardella

Preservatives phobia and movement to regulate endocrine disruptors have Cosmetics Europe working to improve its communications regarding risk assessment, cosmetics virtues and the challenges posed by animal-testing prohibitions in the EU. In an interview, Director-General John Chave emphasized that cosmetics innovation depends on a broad ingredient palette, a reality that is increasingly being tested.

It’s relatively easy for anyone with a social-media account to whip consumers into a lather about potential hazards linked to cosmetic ingredients, but far more difficult to convey the complexities of risk analysis and the challenges before an industry continually working to balance business goals and consumer welfare.

Such realities are behind Cosmetics Europe’s push to improve communications regarding risk assessment, testing limitations and the overall benefits that...