Watch-out database → Detailed ingredient information:
| Date of update | Deadline | Content of update | Reference | Source | Obelis articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2022 | 31/07/2024 - 31/07/2026 | All finished products containing preservatives and which release formaldehyde shall be labelled with the warning “releases formaldehyde” where the total concentration of formaldehyde released in the finished product exceeds 0,001 % (10 ppm), irrespective of whether the finished product contains one or more substances releasing formaldehyde. Deadlines: 31/07/2024 for placing on the market and 31/07/2026 for making available on the market. | Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amending the preamble of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products | EC | |
| 07/05/2021 | NA | The SCCS considers that the present threshold does not sufficiently protect consumers sensitized to formaldehyde from exposure to free formaldehyde from formaldehyde releasers. Reducing the present threshold by a factor of 50, that is, to 0.001% (10 ppm), will protect the vast majority of consumers sensitised to formaldehyde. This threshold applies to the total free formaldehyde irrespective of whether a product contains one or more formaldehyde releasers. TBC Further restrictions will highly likely be adopted following this opinion. | SCCS Scientific Advice 1632/21 | EC | Is the 0,05% threshold for the warning "contains formaldehyde” safe for consumers? |