Safety of sprayable sunscreens containing nanoparticle titanium dioxide unsure, says European Commission SCCS
The safety of sprayable sunscreens that contain titanium dioxide is still uncertain, according to the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), according to a report by Chemical Watch. According to the association, the inclusion of...
French watchdog DGCCRF finds faulty nano labelling on cosmetics
French inspections have uncovered faulty labelling on some cosmetic products in relation to nano ingredients, according to a report by Chemical Watch. Having checked nano labelling of some 40 samples of mascaras and eyeliners throughtout 2017, watchdog General...
BASF hikes prices for pigments and dyes by 15 percent
BASF has announced that it will increase prices for pigments, dyes and preparations by 15 percent worldwide, effective immediately or as contracts allow. The rise has been prompted both by higher raw material costs for pre-cursors of pigments and dyes, and increased...
Sunscreen ‘disruptor’ Aethic takes to Crowd Justice to fight Nivea patent objection
A self-professed ‘disruptor’ in the sun care sector, Aethic has taken to Crowd Justice to raise funds in order to fight an opposition lodged against its patented Sovee formula by Nivea-owner Beiersdorf. Aethic claims to have created the world’s first and only...
EU Court of Justice upholds Avon £14 million VAT charge
The European Court of Justice has upheld a decision made by the UK to charge Value Added Tax on the sales of a direct sales company’s products to final consumers, even though the representatives that sell the products are not themselves subject to VAT, according to a...
UK’s ‘world-leading’ microbeads ban comes into effect today
A UK-wide ban on the manufacture of products containing microbeads has come into force today, according to a press release issued by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. The ban, which has been hailed as one of the toughest in the world, will bar...
EU to restrict use of peanut oil and hydrolysed wheat proteins
The European Union is ushering in restrictions on the cosmetic use of peanut oil and hydrolysed wheat proteins, according to a report published by Chemical Watch. Under an amendment to Annex III of the cosmetics regulation, peanut proteins in peanut oil, its extracts...
Coty wins ECJ approval for online sales ban in landmark luxury sales case
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling approving luxury beauty company Coty’s refusal to allow authorized German distributor Parfümerie Akzente to sell its goods on Amazon.de is said to have set a precedent for the sale of luxury beauty goods online. The ECJ ruled...
MEP calls for EU to promote global ban on animal testing for cosmetics
Labour MEP Miriam Dalli is calling for the EU to promote a global ban on animal testing for cosmetics by spearheading the drafting of a resolution on the importance of ending the practice worldwide, according to a report published by The Independent. “Europe has a...
Will the Dutch government’s dividend tax ditch tempt Unilever to scrap dual nationality structure?
The Dutch Prime Minister has ushered in a tax cut that will directly affect Unilever, among other UK-based firms, according to a report published by Reuters. Mark Rutte’s decision to scrap the 15 percent dividend withholding tax has been met with vocal protests,...
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