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Lynn L. Bergeson Managing Director Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. |
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On September 30, 2014, the European Commission (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) posted a clarification on the meaning of the term "sprayable applications/products" for certain nanomaterials.
October 3rd, 2014
EC Scientific Committee Clarifies Meaning of "Sprayable Applications/Products" for Certain Nanomaterials
On September 30, 2014, the European Commission (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) posted a clarification on the meaning of the term "sprayable applications/products" for certain nanomaterials. See http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_q_108.pdf According to the clarification, the EC Member States asked SCCS to clarify the meaning of the term "sprayable applications/products" in the conclusions of its safety assessments for carbon black CI 77266, titanium oxide, and zinc oxide. The clarification states:
Generally speaking, the term spray is broad and includes:
a) aerosols dispenser, for which there is the definition contained in Directive 75/324: "non-reusable containers made of metal, glass or plastic and containing a gas compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure, with or without a liquid, paste or powder, and fitted with a release device allowing the contents to be ejected as solid or liquid particles in suspension in a gas, as a foam, paste or powder or in a liquid state";
b) spray bottles containing a pump that draws a liquid up from the bottom and forces it through a nozzle generating a stream or a mist.
According to the clarification, many cosmetic products are dispensed through a mechanical pump that, instead of aerosol/nebulization, produces a single dose of cream. The SCCS acknowledges a need to clarify whether "sprayable applications/products" would also include these pump dispensers for creams. In addition, the SCCS states that, for clarity of the next scientific opinions, it could adopt a harmonized terminology with the term "spray" meaning the production of aerosols and/or nebulization, and "pump dispensers" meaning the dispensing devices for single-dose cream.
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