A pilot enforcement project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 6 % of inspected cosmetic products contained hazardous substances banned under Persistent Organic Pollutants and REACH regulations.
The national enforcement authorities in 13 European Economic Area countries checked nearly 4 500 cosmetic products, mainly looking at the ingredients list, for the presence of:
- perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA);
- long chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) and related substances; and
- cyclic siloxnes D4 and D5.
The authorities found that 285 of the inspected cosmetics included hazardous chemicals whose use is banned in these products.
