Webinar - Mastering Cosmetic Packaging: The new CosPaTox Guide for Testing and Interpretation of results

CosPaTox, a consortium focused on the intersection of Cosmetics, Packaging, and Toxicology, has just formulated a standardized, voluntary safety evaluation guidance for the use of plastic Post-Consumer Recyclates (PCR) in cosmetic product and detergent packaging.

The CosPaTox Consortium has undertaken extensive analytical testing as well as toxicological evaluation to understand the safety profile of PCR plastic materials made from PE, PP and LDPE as packaging materials for cosmetic products, detergents, and home care products. Clear guidance to enable a holistic testing strategy as well as a safety assessment approach for recycled plastics has been developed, including the definition of three distinct quality levels for plastic recyclates. The CosPaTox Consortium’s approach to enable a robust safety assessment is technology neutral and does not consider or require any specific collection, sorting, or recycling technology. The focus is solely on the quality of the recycled materials themselves. The presented safety assessment approach can therefore be applied to any polyolefin recyclate, be it from a mechanical recycling, physical recycling, or chemical recycling origin.

By providing clear recommendations for the safe use of recycled plastic materials, even in the absence of food contact approvals, the CosPaTox Consortium’s work will help to boost the uptake of recycled materials in the packaging of cosmetic products and detergents and thereby contributing to a circular economy.

Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care, with a team of experts actively involved in CosPaTox, is committed to supporting you in understanding and obtaining the new dossier by contributing to strengthen the uptake of recycled materials in the packaging of your products.