EC Trims Permitted Cosmetic Preservatives List, Warns About 'Stigmatizing' Safe Options
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The European Commission intends to move formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, quaternium-15 and chloroacetamide from the EU Cosmetics Regulation's permitted preservatives annex to its prohibited substances annex, according to a recent notification. With formulators' preservative options dwindling, an EC official advised industry in June to take measures to safeguard those that remain available.