CIR Differs With Overseas Counterpart On Preservative MDGN, Banned In EU
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
While Europe’s SCCS has banned preservative methyldibromo glutaronitrile in cosmetic products due to concerns about allergic reactions, the CIR Expert Panel took a different approach, reaffirming its 1996 conclusion that MDGN is safe at low concentrations.
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