The European Commission calls for data on ingredients with potential endocrine-disrupting properties used in cosmetic products. Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (Cosmetics Regulation) provides a regulatory framework to ensure a high level of protection of human health.
Action Proposed by the Commission
The list of ingredients include:
The Commission would like to invite any interested parties, including academic and other research institutes, EU countries’ authorities, manufacturers of cosmetic products, producers of the 10 substances mentioned above and consumers associations, to submit any scientific information relevant to safety assessment.
To prepare requests for scientific opinions to the EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), interested parties may submit relevant scientific information including data regarding all physicochemical properties, toxicokinetics and toxicological end-points, assessment of exposure through consumer products and/or an indication of the suggested safe concentration limits for the substances listed in Group B.
Source: European Commission