UK - Amendment of The Toys and Cosmetic Products Restriction of Chemical Substances Regulations 2022
UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced Amendment of The Toys and Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2022.
These measures will amend the Toys (Safety) Regulation 2011 as applicable in GB ("the Toys Regulations") and the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 as applicable in GB ("the Cosmetics Regulations") as they apply in England, Wales and Scotland. They will amend permitted levels of certain chemicals in both the Toys Regulations and the Cosmetics Regulations.They will amend the Toy Regulations, to reduce the permitted limits of aluminum, aniline and formaldehyde as well as including provisions on three allergens used in fragrances, under the list of prohibited allergens in toys.We will be amending the Cosmetics Regulations to permit the use of salicylic acid for uses other than as a preservative only in specific product types, prohibit the use of deoxyarbutin anda set of chemicals classified as Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Reprotoxic (CMR) under GB Classification, Labeling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations.
Proposed date of adoption: June 15, 2022
Proposed date of entry into force:
- SAG review- December 15, 2022
- CMR and fragrance allergens October 15, 2022
Final date for comments: June 14, 2022
Source Link:
G/TBT/N/GBR/47