The European Commission is preparing a legal proposal to revise the Cosmetic Products Regulation in line with Green Deal objectives, including the phasing out of chemicals deemed “most harmful." Cosmetics Europe director-general John Chave discusses the problematic approach, possible impacts, and the bizarre and unintended results it could produce.
[Editor's note: Cosmetics Europe's John Chave on 13 July clarified remarks that appeared in this article originally regarding fragrance ingredients with suspected respiratory sensitization potential.]
Part and parcel to the EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) Towards a Toxic-Free Environment is the idea that chemicals...