Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has been updated by Health Canada.
The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist is a method used by Health Canada to inform manufacturers and others that certain ingredients may be banned or limited for use in cosmetics. The Hotlist is a science-based document that is regularly checked and revised (i.e. when new scientific data becomes available). Regardless of whether a product is on the Hotlist, Health Canada will take actionat any time to implement the Food and Drug Act (FDA) and the Cosmetic Regulations (CR).
The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist was revised in December 2019 with the following changes to four entries.
The combined Hotlist entry was also changed from a prohibition to a restriction after a study of the scientific evidence revealed that the ingredients which cause skin sensitization under certain use conditions, but that they can be used safely in latex theatrical makeup.
SodiumBromate
This limitation has been changed to a prohibition. As determined by the Government of Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, sodium bromate is toxicologically similar to potassium bromate, which has been banned since March 2011 due to its carcinogenic potential (CEPA, 1999). The two entries were combined into a single entry for the competition.
Thioglycolic acid and its salts are a form of thioglycolic acid.
Due to changes in ingredient use, this entry has been updated to include new requirements for hair dye products and products for use in the eye region.
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
- Cosmetic Regulations (CR)
- cosmetics
- Health Canada's (HC)
- Regulatory Affairs
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