‘The Party Is Over': Green Claims Requirements Among Many Regulatory Changes Coming To EU Cosmetics

Biorius CEO Frédéric Lebreux provided updates on EU Green Deal initiatives including revision of the Cosmetic Products Regulation, as well as regulations in development for green claims and ecodesign, at the Independent Beauty Association’s virtual Technical/Regulatory Forum.

Use of environmental claims on cosmetic products stands to be reined in dramatically in the EU under regulation on the way to combat greenwashing and other unfair commercial practices.

“The party is over,” said Frédéric Lebreux, CEO at Belgium-based cosmetics regulatory consultancy Biorius, in a 1 March update on...

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