In Brief
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety releases guidance to help firms comply with nanotech reporting and labelling requirements that go into effect next year under the recast European Cosmetics Directive. More news in brief.
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