On October 21, from 17:00 to 18:00 CEST, Costanza Rovida will be the presenter of a free webinar organized by American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology. She will give e presentation on EU REACH Regulation, EU Cosmetic Regulation, and new animal test on cosmetic ingredients.
EU Regulations are legislative acts that are immediately implemented in all 27 member states of the European Union. REACH is the most important regulation in the chemical area, requiring all manufacturers and importers of chemicals in quantities above 1 ton/year to register the substances. The registration includes a detailed risk assessment, often based on new animal testing. Cosmetic ingredients are chemical substances that need full REACH registration. In addition to that, cosmetic ingredients are governed by the EU’s Cosmetic Regulation, which is focused on the protection of consumers when using cosmetics. Since 2009 for some endpoints and 2013 as a general rule, the Cosmetic Regulation has banned new in vivo tests of both finished cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients. This important ban has caused consumers to believe that EU cosmetics are not tested on animals. In a recent study, Rovida and other collaborators demonstrated that this is not fully true, as many cosmetic ingredients are being tested in vivo for REACH purposes (https://doi.org/10.14573/altex.2104221).
During the presentation C. Rovida will describe both regulations and will guide participants through the database of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) where all the studies performed for registering chemical substances are stored. She will also explain the conflict between the two regulations regarding the possibility to test cosmetic ingredients on animals, by presenting the results of their analysis. Among the in new in vivo tests performed on cosmetic ingredients, some were necessary for REACH compliance, but others should have been avoided. The future is not bright with many more new tests asked by the authority to the registrants.
When: Thursday, October 21, 2021 11:00 AM ET – 12:00 PM ET
Register Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8JIfUrCjThivUf2RJmzQRA
