The Cosmetic Ingredient Review’s independent experts issued a tentative amended report for 21 parabens at their June meeting in Washington, triggering a new public comment period. The panel continues to back the safety of parabens, including a number that are banned or heavily restricted in Europe, but now recommends limiting parabens’ total concentration in finished cosmetics to 0.8%.
The saga that is the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel’s parabens re-review continues, with an updated report back in public comment stages.
The panel met June 6-7 in Washington, where it issued a revised tentative amended report for 21 parabens, determining one...