Call for data on ingredients with potential endocrine-disrupting properties used in cosmetic product

Cosmetics section of European Commision has published on the website a call for data on the ingredients Butylparaben, Methylparaben, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (EHMC)/Octylmethoxycinnamate (OMC)/Octinoxate, Benzophenone-1 (BP-1), Benzophenone-2 (BP-2), Benzophenone-4 (BP-4), Benzophenone-5 (BP-5), BHA/Butylated hydroxyanisole/tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole, Triphenyl Phosphate and Salicylic Acid.

Any interested parties (academic and other research institutes, EU countries’ authorities, manufacturers of cosmetic products, producers of the 10 substances mentioned in the table, that is included in the link) are invited to submit any scientific information relevant to safety assessment.

The consulation period is 15 February to 15 November 2021 (except Butylparaben). Period of consultation for Butylparaben will end 15 July 2021.

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