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CIR’s Silica/Silicates Review Could Be First Test Of Panel’s Revised Inhalation Assessment Approach

 
• By Eileen Francis

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has been grappling with the question of just how vital particle-size data is to assessing the potential inhalation risks of ingredients used in cosmetic sprays and powders. Its pending review of silica/silicate ingredients could provide a look at the panel’s evolving approach in action, with particle size data for all ingredients requested from industry ASAP.

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The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel seeks data from industry on particle-size ranges of silica and silicates used in cosmetic sprays and powders, information that’s currently lacking, they say.

The panel issued an insufficient data announcement for the 40-ingredient group at its Dec. 3-4 meeting in Washington.

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