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NATRUE, together with other European fragrance, cosmetics, and essential oils industry representatives, welcomes the European Commission’s newly published Omnibus Proposal, which sets out a proportionate, science-based approach supporting consumer safety and safeguarding cosmetics and fragrance ingredients.
Crucially, the proposal addresses the need for clarification on naturals, where a broad palette of ingredients is essential to European manufacturers to deliver on consumer expectations, by recognising the need for clarity and legal certainty to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens – particularly for the natural sector where many operators are SMEs.
NATRUE welcomes the recognition of the specificities and contributions of natural and organic cosmetic products. This recognition comes at a vital time to avoid disproportionate application of the derogation mechanism for safe cosmetic substances that could risk compromising consumer access to trusted natural and organic.
| Dr. Mark Smith, Director General of NATRUE, stated: “We welcome the Commission’s explicit commitment to safeguarding natural and organic cosmetics. This ensures European consumers retain access to the products they trust.” |
NATRUE believes that this proposal rightly balances the need to protect consumer health with the realities of formulation complexity, innovation potential, and the socio-economic importance of SMEs in the cosmetics value chain. By clarifying the interplay between the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation and the Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR), the proposal strengthens the legal framework in a way that enables innovation while maintaining a high level of consumer protection.
The natural and organic cosmetics sector continues to grow in importance with European consumers and EU markets. NATRUE supports this legislative proposal as a clear movement towards simplification to provide the regulatory certainty and practical pathways to maintain consumer safety, and necessary to grant access to authentic natural and organic products that support innovation and ensure consumer trust.
The letter can be read in full here.
All NATRUE contributions are available here.