Fragrance "Allergic Reaction" Warnings Approved By EU Committee
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Allergic reaction warning labels for 26 fragrance ingredients identified as allergens by the EU's Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products were adopted as part of the Seventh Amendment to the Cosmetics Directive by the European Environmental Committee in Brussels March 20.
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Fragrance allergens
EU unlikely to require general warning statement "can cause allergic reaction" on fragrance labeling following an Oct. 5 meeting of the European Commission's Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress. EU member states felt the caveat "would not add anything to the important information and may even be potentially misleading," Colipa says. Instead, the Cosmetic Directive amendment probably will require only ingredient labeling of 24 known fragrance allergens. The draft is expected to be released in November and voted on in December. A vote on the proposal had been planned for Oct. 5, but was postponed due to technical errors in the text (1"The Rose Sheet" Sept. 25, In Brief)