The recent amendment to the European Cosmetic Regulation significantly expands the list of fragrance allergens that must be declared on the INCI label (Regulation (EU) No 2023/1545 updating certain entries of Annex III of the EU Cosmetic Regulation).  In the original version of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, 26 allergens were subject to mandatory labelling.

In December 2025, the European Commission published a targeted legislative proposal under its Food and Feed Safety Simplification Omnibus. One of its most relevant elements for the biocides sector is a proposed amendment to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (the Biocidal Products Regulation, or BPR), extending certain data protection periods for active substances still undergoing review.

The Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) was held in Basel (Switzerland) from 20 to 22 October 2025, bringing together more than 2,000 international participants, including industrial stakeholders, scientific institutes, authorities, professional associations and consulting companies.

The use of any new cosmetic ingredient must be safe. That is a legal obligation according to Article 3 of the European Cosmetic Regulation and in other cosmetic-related laws and standards throughout the world, but also a moral one, as it would be unethical to place on the market a substance that is toxic, or whose toxicity is unknown and for which safe exposure cannot be demonstrated.

Learn how the EU Toy Safety Regulation 2025/2509 strengthens child protection, bans harmful chemicals, and ensures toy compliance across Europe.