Development of a web based REACH Toolkit to support the chemical safety assessment of nanomaterials / LIFE11 ENV/ES/000549Nano-sized MBBT considered Safe for use in Cosmetic Products by EU Scientific Committee
25/04/2015
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) met for a plenary meeting on 25 March 2015, when the Committee finalised an opinion on MBBT [2,2’-methylene-bis-(6(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4(1,1,3,3 tetramethylbutyl)phenol)] used in cosmetic products. It concluded that this substance is safe for use in cosmetic products under certain conditions.
EFSA Publishes Scientific Opinon on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Food Contact Materials
15/04/2015
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) conducted a safety assessment study on the use of zinc oxide nanoparticles (coated and uncoated) in food contact materials, proposed by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
EC calls for Information on Three nano-scale Ingredients used in Cosmetics
10/04/2015
In the framework of the Regulation on Cosmetic Products 1223/2009, the European Commission Directorate General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROWTH) has published calls for information on the following nanomaterials used as ingredients in cosmetics: Colloidal silver (nano), Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer (Nano),Sodium Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer (Nano).
Poster presentation of the Life REACHnano Project
10-13/03/2015
Here you can find the Poster presentation: ”REACHnano Tool: a new web based toolkit to support the chemical safe ty assessment of engineered nanomaterials” of the LIFE REACHnano Project presented in the NanoSpain 2015, Bilbao (Spain).
EC JRC concludes review of EC Recommendation for a Definition of Nanomaterial
15/07/2015
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) published the third and last report of the series of reports on the review of the European Commission Recommendation for a Definition of Nanomaterial (2011/0696).
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