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Monday, September 29, 2014News

The "MIT/MCIT" regulation No. 1003/2014

© L'Observatoire des Cosmétiques

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.

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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 …

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