Nano-materials in cosmetic products: definition needs to effectively protect consumers

The EU Commission is planning to align two differing definitions used for the term ‘nano-material’, one contained in the EU Regulation on cosmetic products and the other in the EU Commission recommendation for the term ‘nano-material’. The Commission’s aim is to apply the updated definition to cosmetic products as soon as
the nano-specific requirements enter into force. 

In this position paper BEUC outlines which elements such a definition should contain in order to effectively protect consumers from unknown hazards that may be related to cosmetic roducts which use new materials at an infinite small scale.