EU Labelling Fragrance Allergen Regulation adopted by the European Commission

The European Commission has adopted a new Regulation (EC) No 2023/1545 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards labeling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products.

Currently, 24 fragrance allergens listed in entries 45 and 67 to 92 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are to be mentioned in the list of ingredients (individually labeled). The new regulation proposes 56 additional fragrance allergens that must be individually labeled on the package of a cosmetic product if their concentration exceeds 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01% in rinse-off products. It further introduced some updates and simplifications in the names of those substances.