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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 children’s cosmetic kit presenting a medium risk of suffocation.
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for cosmetic products.
Information on the exemption process to allow the use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.
Product Safety Report for CT Cosmetics Extra Pure White Gold Glowing, B.S.C. Black Spot Corrector presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Natural Face Beauty Cream presenting a serious chemical risk.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
Guidance for businesses on Regulation 2009/1223 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
Product Safety Report for El Paradis Cosmetic Nature Secrete A L'Huile D'Argan presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Uniparco Pure White Cosmetics Gold Glowing presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Silver Rose Extra Pearl Beauty Cream presenting a serious chemical risk.
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An independent research report.
Product Safety Report for Geisha Beauty Secrets, Lightening Cream with Kojic Acid presenting a chemical risk as it contains the chemical 'Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene' which is prohibited in cosmetic products.
Seeking views on the UK’s proposed ban on the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
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