EU Reg Stands To Classify TiO2 As ‘Suspected’ Carcinogen Beginning Summer 2021

Reportedly, the Council of the European Union is considering member state objections and requests to extend the current scrutiny period beyond 4 December for a Commission delegated regulation that would classify titanium dioxide as a Category 2 carcinogen by inhalation. The move threatens to impact the marketing of sunscreens and other cosmetics in the EU that contain respirable TiO2 particles.

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A European Commission delegated regulation classifying titanium dioxide as a Category 2 (“suspected”) carcinogen under the Classification, Labeling and Packaging (CLP) regulation is on track to apply by mid-2020.

The classification stands to impact marketers of sunscreens and other cosmetics containing respirable TiO2 particles – potentially including sunscreen sprays...

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