The regulation No 1003/2014 of 18 September 2014 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 26 September 2014. It amends Annex V to Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 (allowed preservatives) and places new restrictions for the mixture of Methylchloroisothiazolinone (and) Methylisothiazolinone.
Whereas
1. The mixture of Methylchloroisothiazolinone (and) Methylisothiazolinone with magnesium chloride and magnesium nitrate is currently allowed as a preservative in all cosmetic products at a maximum concentration of 0.0015% of a mixture in the ratio 3:1 of Methylchloroisothiazolinone (and) Methylisothiazolinone respectively.
2. The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) adopted an opinion on the safety of the mixture Methylchloroisothiazolinone (and) Methylisothiazolinone on 8 December 2009.
3. The SCCS concluded that the mixture of Methylchloroisothiazolinone (and) Methylisothiazolinone in a ratio of 3:1 does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer when used as a preservative up to a maximum authorised concentration of 0.0015% in rinse-off cosmetic products, apart from its skin sensitising potential. The SCCS indicated that induction and elicitation would be less likely in a rinse-off product than when the same concentration is present in a leave-on product.
4. The issue of stabilizers for that mixture was addressed by the Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for Consumers (SCCNPF), subsequently replaced by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP), subsequently replaced by the SCCS, in an opinion of 24-25 June 2003. The Committee stated that, taking into account that the active ingredients and …
