Background
Article 16 of the UK Cosmetics Regulation requires that cosmetic products containing nanomaterials must be notified to the Secretary of State at least six months prior to being placed on the market. These notifications may be completed via the Submit Cosmetic Product Notification (SCPN) portal. In the case of nanomaterials not listed in Annex IV, V and VI, notifications must include additional data on the safety of the nanomaterial for use in cosmetic products, as detailed in Article 16.
Request
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) would like to invite any interested parties, including academia, manufacturers of cosmetic products / raw materials and consumer associations to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of the below listed nanomaterials (or surface functionalised variants, alloys, or other related variants) used in cosmetics.
- Platinum (nano)
- Copper (nano)
- Silver (nano), colloidal silver (nano)
- Gold (nano), colloidal gold (nano), gold thioethylamino hyaluronic acid (nano)
- Silica (nano), hydrated silica (nano), silica silylate (nano), silica dimethyl silylate (nano)
- Lithium magnesium sodium silicate (nano)
- Hydroxyapatite (nano)
Any scientific data submitted for the safety assessment must include all relevant elements as prescribed in the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety Guidance on the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics.
Note:
The Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety (SAG-CS) will use 70 kg as their default bodyweight assumption for adults in new safety assessments. This aligns with other UK groups, such as the UK Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, who carry out chemical risk assessments across a range of sectors and have agreed that a default adult bodyweight of 70 kg is representative for the UK adult population. F
