The Notice to Stakeholders concerning review of the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has now been posted. The purpose of this notice is to inform stakeholders of substances that Health Canada is considering for inclusion in future updates to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. The notice can be found on the Canada.ca website here: Notice to Stakeholders concerning review of the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist – Canada.ca.
The consultation is anticipated to be posted in August and Cosmetics Alliance be working with its Product Compliance & Market Access (PCMA) and Risk Assessment & Ingredient Safety (RAIS) Committee once the consultation is posted. We will also be reaching out to Health Canada to confirm the release of the Hotlist Ingredient Review (HIR) documents when the consultation is posted. Please see below for the overview of proposed restricted and prohibited substances:
Proposed Additions of Restrictions:
- Basic Violet 4
- Basic Blue 7
- Polyaminopropyl Biguanide
Proposed Revisions to existing Prohibitions:
- Symphytum spp., with the exception of Symphytum officinale
- Brucine
- Imperatorin
Proposed Revisions to existing Restrictions:
- Furocoumarins, except for naturally occurring in plants
