Question follow-through · 52882
Cosmetics: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) implementing a defined standard for asbestos testing for cosmetics and (b) banning talc in (i) personal care and (ii) cosmetic products.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 16 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2025
- Answer
- 22 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) implementing a defined standard for asbestos testing for cosmetics and (b) banning talc in (i) personal care and (ii) cosmetic products.
20 May 2025
Target answer date
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22 May 2025
Answer published
Regulation is clear that cosmetics must be safe. To demonstrate compliance, a safety assessment must be completed by a qualified safety assessor.Government intends to perform sector reviews of product regulation that will consider hazards that may impact ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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