Over The Counter 19 December 2022: CLP, Cosmetics And New Hazard Classes In The EU’s Haste To Be Green, With Louise Witter
Executive Summary
In this episode, HBW Insight chats with Louise Witter, director and principal consultant at UK-based Chemical Legislation Professionals, about proposed revisions to the EU’s Classification, Labeling and Packaging Regulation (CLP) to introduce new hazard classes, including for endocrine disruptors. The discussion, just prior to the Commission’s adoption of the proposal on 19 December, ranges from implications for cosmetics companies to reflections on the EU Green Deal, which may be outpacing scientific consensus and endangering an already beleaguered and highly regulated chemicals industry.
You may also be interested in...
EU Reg Consultant On CLP Revisions: Take A Breath, Cost It Out, Consider ‘Lobbying And Pushing Back’
Louise Witter of UK-based Chemical Legislation Professionals spoke with HBW Insight ahead of the European Commission’s 19 December adoption of a proposal to revise the CLP by introducing new hazard classes, including for endocrine disruptors.
L’Oreal Joins Heavyweights Tackling Sustainable Surfactants With Geno Biotech
L’Oreal, Kao and Unilever have partnered with Genomatica, Inc. (Geno) to develop sustainable surfactants by replacing feedstocks such as palm oil and fossil fuels with biotech alternatives.
NSF Leaders On How New Cosmetics Certification Could Bolster MoCRA Compliance
NSF’s Contents and Claims Certified Guideline for beauty and personal-care products should position companies well for compliance with new US regulations under the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act, the organization says. NSF senior leaders discuss in an interview with HBW Insight.