Reportedly, the Council of the European Union is considering member state objections and requests to extend the current scrutiny period beyond 4 December for a Commission delegated regulation that would classify titanium dioxide as a Category 2 carcinogen by inhalation. The move threatens to impact the marketing of sunscreens and other cosmetics in the EU that contain respirable TiO2 particles.
A European Commission delegated regulation classifying titanium dioxide as a Category 2 (“suspected”) carcinogen under the Classification, Labeling and Packaging (CLP) regulation is on track to apply by mid-2020.
The classification stands to impact marketers of sunscreens and other cosmetics containing respirable TiO2 particles – potentially including sunscreen sprays...