EU COMMITTEE CALLS FOR MORE DATA ON PARABENS SAFETY
June 1st, 2013
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) scientific committee on consumer safety has called for more data on whether parabens, a widely used sunscreen ingredient, are dangerous in the amounts currently authorised under the cosmetics directive. This is a maximum content of 0.4% when used alone or 0.8% within a mixture of esters. Following a review of the latest studies, the committee said “while much toxicological data on parabens in rodents exists, adequate evidence has not been provided for the safe use of propyl- or butylparaben in cosmetics.” As a result, “the ...
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