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Updates on the Regulation on Cosmetic Safety Standards in South Korea

  • On 2nd August, the Food and Safety Ministry in South Korea has opened a consultation period on a draft amendment to the regulation of cosmetics. The amendment proposes updates on banned and “allowed with restrictions” substances. In particular: 
  • Nonoxynol-9 will have an allowed limit of 17.2% 

  • Butylphenyl methylpropional will have an allowed limit of 0.14% 

NIA Consultation: EC Calls for Information on Nanoscale Cosmetic Ingredients - Deadline: 12 June 2015

NIA invites its Members to contribute to the Association's reply to the calls for information issued by the European Commission Directorate General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROWTH) in the framework of the Regulation on Cosmetic Products 1223/2009

UPDATE: NIA Consultation on Canadian Proposed Approaches to Regulating Nanoscale Substances – DEADLINE: 13 May 2015

Environment Canada and Health Canada opened a consultation on a Proposed Approach to address Nanoscale Forms of Substances in the Domestic Substances List. Established under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA 1999), the DSL lists substances that are manufactured in or imported into Canada, substances that are not listed are considered new

NIA Consultation on the NIOSH Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterial - Deadline: 14 March 2016

Late January 2016, the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a draft document on the Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterial. This document contains a literature review as well as recommendations for the safe handling of silver nanoparticles and research needs to fill in data gaps and is now open for comments with a deadline on 21 March 2016.