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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.

Since 13 December 2024, all non-food consumer products in the EU must comply with GPSR (2023/988). Manufacturers and importers must assess risks, maintain technical documentation for 10 years, and notify dangerous products via the Safety Business Gateway. CEHTRA expert Anna Chelle explains how to ensure compliance and protect consumers.

On 13 January 2026, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a new report: “JRC technical proposal on EU harmonised waste sorting labels under the packaging and packaging waste regulation”.

COSMETICK is a toxicological and ecotoxicological profile database, combined with a digital cosmetic risk assessment tool. It is designed to support toxicologists and safety assessors in the preparation of Cosmetic Product Safety Reports (CPSR), as well as in the safety assessment of ingredients, impurities, raw materials and fragrance compounds or fragrance concentrates.