Are Cosmetic Endocrine-Disruptor Checks Sufficient? EU Commission Issues Long-Awaited Position

Industry no doubt welcomes the Commission’s long-overdue review of the European Cosmetics Regulation as it pertains to chemicals with endocrine-disrupting properties. The report concludes that the existing regulatory framework is adequate to evaluate and manage suspected endocrine disruptors, while putting stakeholders on notice that a number of prioritized ingredients will be up for review in 2019.   

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The European Commission has finally completed its review of the Cosmetics Regulation as it relates to substances with endocrine-disrupting properties, and for industry at least, the wait was worth it.

The EU’s Cosmetics Regulation, which in July 2013 replaced the Cosmetics Directive of 1976, includes a provision requiring the regulation's...

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