The Committee provides Opinions on health and safety risks (chemical, biological, mechanical and other physical risks) of non-food consumer products (e.g. cosmetic products and their ingredients, toys, textiles, clothing, personal care and household products) and services (e.g. tattooing, artificial sun tanning).
Membership
- List of members
- Members can be contacted via the Secretariat.
- List of working group-members and other supporting experts
Mandates
The Committee usually produces its reports in response to a specific request.
Opinions, Statements and Notes of Guidance
At the end of the risk assessment process, the Committee adopts Opinions. The Committee can also, at its own initiative, publish statements on specific topics. The SCCS provides also Notes of Guidance for the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients.
- SCCS Notes of guidance for the testing of cosmetic ingredients and their safety evaluation - 12th revision
- SCCS Guidance on the safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics - 2nd revision
Opinions in plain language
For some Opinions – of direct relevance to the public – easy to read fact-sheets or web summaries are produced for non-specialists.
Meetings
Procedures
- Rules of procedure of the Scientific Committees
- the stakeholder dialogue procedure is set out in Annex IV of that document
Contact
SANTE-SCCS AT ec.europa.eu