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Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Product Safety Report for Spooktacular Deluxe Make Up Set presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for children’s cosmetic kit presenting a medium risk of suffocation.
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for cosmetic products.
There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.
Product Safety Report for Uniparco Pure White Cosmetics Gold Glowing presenting a serious chemical risk.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties, to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Product Safety Report for Fabrique Par Rodis White Secret Unifying Complexion Serum presenting a serious chemical risk.
An independent research report.
How the government monitors imports into the UK.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Use these general provisions to help you determine the origin of your products.
Information on the exemption process to allow the use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.
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