SUPPLIER EVALUATION
Any company that has a quality management system, and is certified and/or accredited, needs to keep its suppliers under control. As well as the products and/or services they supply. What should we consider when it …
HOW TO ASSESS THE SAFETY OF COSMETIC PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN
In the recent days, the number of cosmetic products available for children has constantly increased. Infants are more sensitive than children over 3 years and adults to certain toxic effects of substances. In addition, their …
OMNIBUS VI REGULATION HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY PUBLISHED
On 20 July 2023, the European Commission published the CMR Omnibus VI Regulation, formally EU Regulation 2023/1490. The regulation aims to prohibit the substances classified as Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and Toxic to Reproduction (CMR) 1A, 1B, or …
TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
Competence refers to the capacity or ability that a person must perform certain tasks or activities with ease and efficiency. It is the potential that a person possesses to develop specific competencies in a certain …
REGULATORY – DOES YOUR SUNSCREEN CONTAIN OCTOCRYLENE AND/OR BENZOPHENONE 3?
On 7 July 2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 was published amending Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 regarding the use of two UV filters used on cosmetics, Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene. Both substances are considered of concern for the human …
PROFICIENCY TESTING PROGRAM ACCORDING EN13727 AND EN13624
We have opened the registration time for participation in the intercomparison until 4th August 2023 Take the opportunity and check your technical competence in the new EN13624:2021 updating changes Both standars (EN13727 & EN13624) apply …
WHAT IS A NON-CONFORMITY AND HOW ARE THE ROOT CAUSES MITIGATED?
A non-conformity is a situation in which established requirements or expectations are not met. Non-conformities can occur in different contexts, such as in the quality of a product or service, in the safety of a …
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE RESULTS OF A PROFICIENCY TESTING PROGRAMME ARE NOT SATISFACTORY
Before we go into depth we should know how to detect if our result is outside the established optimal classification. If you participate in our inter-comparison testing you should know that we score with the …
The importance of choosing your cosmetic claims wisely
When defining a cosmetic product, there are 4 aspects to consider: Ingredients: substances listed in Annex II of prohibited substances must not be present. If substances listed in Annex III of restricted substances are present …
USEFULNESS OF PARTICIPATION IN INTERCOMPARISON TESTING
Thanks to SHAPYPRO team, you can check your technical competence if your lab working in biocidal efficacy testing area. VALIDATION TEST Validation of a test method implies that its basic characteristics (bias, precision, linearity, etc.) …