The general approach to safety assessment
The Cosmetics Directive requires the persons responsible for placing cosmetic products on the market, to have a safety assessment carried out and ensure the results are available for inspection.
Cosmetic products for children under three and cosmetic products intended exclusively for use in external intimate hygiene must undergo a specific safety assessment that takes account of their special needs, for example, their higher skin surface area to body weight ratio.
The person who carries out the safety assessment must have adequate qualifications and relevant experience and hold a recognised diploma in pharmacy, toxicology, dermatology, medicine or a similar discipline.
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- Guidelines Safety Assessment Of Cosmetic Products 1997 (781.50 KB) Download