US cosmetics body seeks solution to REACH ‘wrinkle’

With the REACH registration deadline of 1 June for "new" substances fast approaching, the cosmetic and personal care products industry has run into a problem. It is now in the midst of discussions with the European Commission and ECHA to resolve it. Francis Gillis reports.At issue are substances that are not listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS), but are lawfully marketed in the EU as part...