Better understanding of the EU regulatory frameworks for cosmetic products

Kirsten Rasmussen; Agnieszka Mech

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.106

Better understanding of the EU regulatory frameworks for cosmetic products

Sci Total Environ. 2014 May 1:479-480:322-5. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.106. Epub 2014 Feb 14.

Authors

Kirsten Rasmussen¹, Agnieszka Mech²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Research Centre, via E. Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra (VA) Italy. Electronic address: kirsten.rasmussen@ec.europa.eu.
² Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Research Centre, via E. Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra (VA) Italy.

PMID: 24534199
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.106

Abstract

This letter to the editor corrects some misunderstandings regarding the EU regulations covering cosmetic products stated in a recent publication by A. Sobek et al. "In the shadow of the cosmetics directive - Inconsistencies in EU environmental hazard classification requirements for UV-filters" published in Science of the Total Environment 461-462 (2013) 706-711.

Keywords: CLP; Cosmetic products; EU legislation; UV-filter.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Conservation of Natural Resources / legislation & jurisprudence*
Cosmetics / standards*
Environmental Pollutants / classification*
Government Regulation*
Sunscreening Agents / classification*

Substances

Cosmetics
Environmental Pollutants
Sunscreening Agents