Canada Updates Cosmetic Hotlist

Health Canada has made the following updates to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist:New Prohibited Ingredient:• Basic Green 4 New Restricted Ingredients:• Benzophenone• p-Chloro-m-cresol• Solvent violet 13 Amended Ingredients: • Dialkanolamines, secondary- “Amended to include secondary alkyl- and alkanolamines and their salts for clarity.”• Alpha-hydroxy acids- “This entry was amended to clarify that Polyhydroxy acids (PHAs) and bionic acids with alpha-hydroxyl groups, as well as their salts, are included.”- “The maximum permitted concentration for the consumer use category was increased from 10% to 18%.”- “Other amendments include updated warnings and cautionary statements and additional product-specific directions for safe use.”• Hydroquinone- “Amended to expand the permitted nail product categories to include products for consumer use, increase the maximum concentration permitted for these products, and introduce a combined limit when both p-hydroxyanisole and hydroquinone are used in a nail product.”• p-Hydroxyanisole- “Amended to introduce a combined limit when both p-hydroxyanisole and hydroquinone are used in a nail product.”• Talc- “This entry was amended to help reduce chronic inhalation exposure to talc in cosmetics that may result in non-cancer lung effects (such as inflammation or fibrosis), as well as genital exposure to the population with intact ovary/ovaries which may result in ovarian cancer.”- “Cautionary statements related to acute inhalation risks were also adjusted to include all loose powder products.” Link: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/cosmetics/cosmetic-ingredient-hotlist-prohibited-restricted-ingredients/changes.html#may2024  How Does this Impact You? Contact Us to DiscussIf you have any questions, please contact your customer service representative or email: info@us.bureauveritas.com 24B-044