EC Scientific Committee receives request for an Opinion on Titanium Dioxide
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has received a Request for a scientific opinion: Titanium Dioxide (CAS 13463-67-7, EC 236-675-5).
The request gives the following terms of reference:
- Does SCCS consider that use of titanium dioxide in its nanoform as an UV-filter in cosmetic products in a concentration up to maximum 25.0 % is safe for the consumers taken into account the scientific data provided?
- In order for the COM to differentiate in the regulation between materials in its nanoform and its non-nano form, can the SCCS give quantitative and qualitative guidance on how this differentiation should be given based on the particle size distribution or other parameters?
Follow these links to find out more about the SCCS, or to download the official Request for a Scientific Opinion.
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The European Commission has launched a Public Consultation to prepare for a one-day Scientific Hearing on Nanotechnology, which will take place on 10 September 2009 in Brussels. (20th April 2009)
The EC’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has published its opinion on the most recent developments in the risk assessment of nanomaterials. (18th February 2009)
The European Commission’s expert Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) published their Opinion on Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products, adopted by the SCCP during the 14th plenary meeting on 18 December 2007. (3rd March 2008)