Cosmetics & Personal Care | Monthly bulletin | February 2022
Custom heavy metals test plans
Heavy metals are naturally occurring metallic elements with properties that are hazardous to human health, and their presence in the manufacturing process cannot be completely prevented, even with exemplary industry practices in place.
According to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009, even the unintentional presence of heavy metals in cosmetic products is only permissible if this is technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice and, moreover, does not pose a threat to human health.
In 2021, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published the new standard EN ISO 21392:2021 (Measurement of traces of heavy metals in cosmetic finished products using the ICP/MS technique).
Eurofins offers analyses which follow the new ISO standard, using the ICP-MS method to detect trace levels of heavy metals including chromium, cobalt, nickel, arsenic, cadmium, antimony and lead. Our team of experts are highly skilled at preparing different products and matrices to be tested and to design the suitable protocols accordingly.
Contact our sales teams to create custom test plans that meet your needs.
Meet our sales representatives
Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care representatives attend events in all regions of the world. Our global tradeshows bring us closer to our local and regional customers, and we retain the capability to serve these customers through a global network of laboratories that is dedicated to multicentric operations and offers both global and specified services.
Please find below the key events that Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care will be participating in:
- In-Cosmetics – Apr, 5th, 6th& 7th – Paris, France – Booth Q130
- Cosmoprof – Apr, 28th, 29th, 30th& May, 1st – Bologna, Italy – Booth Pad. 16 D2
- Supplier’s Day – May, 3rd& 4th – New York, USA – Booth 1455
Contact our sales teams to arrange a meet-up.
Just get moving: 4,200 km in 12 days
Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care companies are committed to supporting International Childhood Cancer Day and World Cancer Day.
From 4th to 15th February, the companies worked together to raise funds for Gustave Roussy by taking up a sporting challenge, “Move for Hope”.
118 team members had 12 days to get moving as much as possible and take on new physical challenges to run or walk a combined distance of 4,200 km. Even remotely, the companies want to show that it’s possible to remain united and work as a team while supporting a good cause!
