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News: ICCR July 13-15 2010, Outcome
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International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation (ICCR), Outcome of the Meeting held July 13 – 15, 2010
FROM: ICCR
Posted: July 29, 2010
Outcomes of the Meeting
- Alternative Test Methods
- Regulators received an updated report on International Cooperation on Alternative Test Methods (ICATM) activities.
- Regulatory authorities will continue to cooperate, to coordinate and to endorse ICATM activities.
- Cosmetics Labeling
- Industry working group identified three areas of labeling misalignment:
- Small packaging
- Declaration of net quantity of contents
- Net content and warnings on aerosol products
- ICCR regulators decided not to form a labeling ICCR WG at this time.
- Involvement of Interested Parties in ICCR
- Regulators will develop criteria to allow interested parties to submit detailed proposals for work items for ICCR members’ consideration.
- Regulators reviewed criteria for new regulatory membership to finalize for future adoption.
- Nanotechnology
- Regulators and industry discussed the report of the ICCR Ad Hoc Nanotechnology Working Group (Nano WG) that was formed in December 2009 to develop criteria for identification of nanomaterials within the context of cosmetic regulation.
- Regulators will publish the report on their respective websites for consideration in future nanotechnology-related activities in the four jurisdictions.
- This Nano WG has concluded its work with the finalization of the report. A new Nano WG will be formed to examine safety approaches.
- Standard Operating Procedures of Working Groups
- Regulators developed a draft Standard Operating Procedure for Working Groups under the ICCR framework, for adoption in the near future.
- Sunscreens
- Regulators shared information on approaches to sunscreen regulation.
- Trace Contaminants
- ICCR Ad Hoc Traces Working Group provided a status update on the development of a trace materials framework document and recommendations for maximum lead contamination levels.
- Work will continue on the framework document and on recommendations for three trace contaminants (lead, 1,4-dioxane and mercury)