EU’s SCCS Reissues Guidance On Cosmetic Ingredient Testing With Updated Non-Animal Method Perspectives
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety’s guidance offers perspective on new approach methodologies that can be used to substantiate cosmetic ingredient safety, as well as areas where alternative strategies continue to be insufficient. The document also includes updated criteria for multi-constituent natural ingredients at a time of increasing industry use.
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