NTP nominations
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
D&C red no. 27 among cosmetic ingredients nominated for National Toxicology Program studies by the Interagency Committee for Chemical Evaluation & Coordination, NIEHS annouces in Dec. 4 Federal Register notice. ICCEC recommends D&C red no. 27 undergo in vitro percutaneous absorption testing. Other ingredients used in cosmetics nominated for testing include bilberry fruit extract, black cohosh, blue-green algae, lemon oil and lime oil, all-trans-retinyl palmitate and senna. Public comment will be received for 60 days