American Private Label has signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics
In order to meet the needs of our international clients and as a signer of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, American Private Label agrees to adhere to the EU Cosmetics Directive.
The European Union, now 25 countries strong, has more stringent and protective laws for cosmetics than the United States. The hazard-based, precautionary approach of the EU acknowledges that chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects simply don’t belong in cosmetics – regardless of the concentration of the chemical being used.
The EU Cosmetics Directive (76/768/EEC) was revised in January 2003 to ban 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics; the U.S. FDA has banned or restricted only 11.
That means that companies are no longer allowed to sell personal care products in the European Union that are made with chemicals that are known or suspected to cause cancer, genetic mutation, reproductive harm or birth defects. The Compact for Safe Cosmetics expands on the EU laws and asks companies to commit to removing the EU-banned chemicals from products sold in the United States and elsewhere around the world - and not just developing different versions for different areas of the globe.
American Private Label has joined the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and is leading the way in Natural & Organic product formulations that are Free of Parabens, Glycols, Artificial Colorants, Artificial Fragrances and more. Click here
to review the EU Council Directive.
