CIR Expert Panel Issues Three Final Safety Assessments, Six Tentative, At 152nd Meeting
Executive Summary
A group of 20 parabens and preservative mixture MCI/MI are safe for use in cosmetics under specified conditions, according to final and tentative assessments issued by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel at its 16-17 September meeting in Washington. HBW Insight provides an overview of the meeting and a table of panel findings.
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