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LABELLING AND PACKAGING REGULATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL LABELLING IN ITALY: WHAT IS AT STAKE? For a long time, there has been a growing demand for transparency in environmental sustainability regarding packaging and packaging waste. As early as 1997, the European legislator had anticipated the need for an environmental labelling system applicable to packaging. Although most companies adopted this voluntary system, it …

ANIMAL TESTING IN COSMETICS

EUROPEAN REGULATIONS ON ANIMAL TESTING IN COSMETICS The issue of animal testing in the cosmetics industry has garnered significant attention from the media and is now recognized as a serious concern worldwide. The current regulations on cosmetic products include an entire chapter (Chapter V), and Article 18 outlines all aspects of animal testing related to …

BAN ON NEW INGREDIENTS IN COSMETICS BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

on has probably the most stringent and protective laws for cosmetics in the world. Ingredients used in cosmetics are regulated by law and those of questionable safety are carefully assessed by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety at the European Commission (SCCS). Information on substances is regularly updated and takes into account new data resulting from the progress of toxicological studies. The results of the evaluation by the SCCS Committee are the basis for the restrictions on the use of the substance.