Identifying potentially problematic fragrance ingredients using hazard-based criteria, the Fragrance Creators Association cautions, is a “blunt-force approach” which inadequately measures actual ingredient risk or the likelihood of harm and could lead to a problematic regulatory environment.
Fragrance Creators Association: Risk-Based Assessments For Ingredients Aren't Broken
With cosmetics industry readying to confront wave of hazard-based regulations in Europe, Fragrance Creators Association publishes white paper to shore up advocacy efforts supporting risk-based assessments.
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