Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much 10 Downing Street has spent on (a) cosmetics and (b) make-up artists for media appearances since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
There has been no such expenditure.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safety of talc in cosmetic products.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Talc is permitted for use in cosmetics. However, to be sold on the UK market, cosmetics must undergo a safety assessment performed by a qualified safety assessor. The assessment is then reviewed by the manufacturer’s nominated “Responsible Person”, whose role is to ensure that cosmetics are safe and comply with the law.
If an unacceptable health risk is identified with talc, its status as a permitted ingredient in cosmetic products will be reviewed. The Office for Product Safety and Standards work with local enforcement authorities to take effective enforcement action where products are identified as not meeting the safety requirements.
Asked by: Blair McDougall (Labour - East Renfrewshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to prevent the online (i) purchase and (ii) use of harmful dermal fillers and botox injections by unqualified beauticians.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government is currently considering what steps may need to be taken in relation to the safety of the non-surgical cosmetics sector. The Government will set out its position at the earliest opportunity.
Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2887 on Food and Cosmetics: Pollutants, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the International Agency for Research on Cancer's classification of titanium dioxide as possibly carcinogenic to humans.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer conducts hazard assessments on substances in all applications. The Joint WHO/FAO Expert Committee on Food Additives as risk assessors looked at the safety of substances when used as a food additive, and found no concerns, maintaining the existing acceptable daily intake.
The United Kingdom’s independent scientific committees, the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Foods, Consumer Products and the Environment and the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Foods, Consumer Products and the Environment, have also assessed the safety of E 171 titanium dioxide, and concluded that ‘exposure of food grade titanium dioxide from the diet is unlikely to present a risk to health of the UK population’.
Sep. 11 2024
Source Page: Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2023Found: No procedures were carried out for cosmetics testing.
Sep. 11 2024
Source Page: Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2023Found: material Feed legislation including legislation for the safety of target animals, workers and environment Cosmetics
Sep. 11 2024
Source Page: Crime against businesses: findings from the 2023 Commercial Victimisation SurveyFound: Metals 2.20707994963687 Jewellery belonging to the business 2.19998144973505 Toiletries 2.14334024611485 Cosmetics
Sep. 10 2024
Source Page: BA13 4EN, Absolute Solvents Limited: environmental permit issued – EPR/KP3832SK/V005Found: reaction residues 07 06 wastes from the MFSU of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and cosmetics
Sep. 09 2024
Source Page: Scottish Cosmetics Interspecialty Expert Group (SCIEG) High Quality Care information: FOI ReviewFound: Scottish Cosmetics Interspecialty Expert Group (SCIEG) High Quality Care information: FOI Review
Sep. 09 2024
Source Page: Scottish Cosmetics Interspecialty Expert Group (SCIEG) High Quality Care information: FOI ReviewFound: Scottish Cosmetics Interspecialty Expert Group (SCIEG) High Quality Care information: FOI Review