3440 – MEP CALLS FOR EU ACTION TO PROTECT COSMETICS CONSUMERS FROM GLUTEN
February 1st, 2012
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN ITALIAN MEP is pressing the European Commission to propose European Union (EU) labelling controls on cosmetics to inform gluten intolerant consumers if this substance is present in products such as lipsticks, lip balms and lip pencils. Oreste Rossi is concerned gluten could be ingested via their application - a health risk for coeliacs.
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AN ITALIAN MEP is pressing the European Commission to propose European Union (EU) labelling controls on cosmetics to inform gluten intolerant consumers if this substance is present in products such as lipsticks, lip balms and lip pencils. Oreste Rossi is concerned gluten could be ingested via their application - a health risk for coeliacs.
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