On September 15, 2022, the European Commission notified the regulatory draft on the labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products.
This new regulation will modify annex III of Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, adding additional fragrance ingredients subject to labelling and modifying some of those already regulated in said annex.
The list of mandatory declaration allergens will go from 25 to a total of 81.
It will also be necessary to update certain existing allergen entries in Annex III of Regulation CE 1223/2009, aligning the common names of the substances with those of the latest version of the Glossary of Common Ingredients referred to in article 33 of said Regulation, and grouping similar substances in a single entry.
The adoption of this regulatory draft is scheduled for the Products that do not comply with the new labelling requirements cannot be placed on the market after 3 years from their entry into force.
They will not be able to sell cosmetic products that do not comply with the new labelling requirements after 5 years from the entry into force.
You can consult the draft of the future list of new allergens at the following link: