Product Safety and Consumer Well-being
Our team of experts
The regulatory team is comprised of a global network of highly effective individuals with a wide variety of expertise:
- Four dedicated experts in toxicology
- Four experts in global food contact regulations
- Four experts on global biocide regulations
- 10 dedicated experts in global chemical compliance and regulatory affairs
- Two dedicated experts in SDS and regulatory systems
In addition to supporting our core business units, many of our corporate regulatory team members work collaboratively with a wide range of external industry bodies and research groups, helping to enhance and improve the safety of our products and the global regulations that govern their use. Our active participation in research groups, trade associations and committees allows for a mutual exchange of information, befitting Innospec, our counterparts and customers.
We are proud to work with:
- ACC (American Chemistry Council)
- ATC (Technical Committee of Petroleum Additive Manufacturers in Europe)
- AFSA (Animal Free Safety Assessment Collaboration)
- BCA (British Chemicals Association)
- CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council)
- CESIO (European Committee of Organic Surfactants and their Intermediates)
- CIA (UK’s Chemical Industries Association)
- CTPA (Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association)
- EFfCI (European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredient Manufacturers)
- EOSCA (European Oilfield Specialty Chemicals Association)
- ERASM (Environmental and Health Risk Assessment Management of Surfactants)
- ICCS (International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety)
Global Chemical Regulations
Key actions include:
- Public consultations and workshops on the outlined concepts and proposals
- A proposal for the revision of the REACH Regulation
- A roadmap setting for EU REACH restrictions and recommendations on the European assessment framework for ‘Safe and Sustainable by Design’
On 31st March 2023 the European Commission published a Delegated Act on the Classification and Labelling of chemicals, which included new hazard classed for chemicals, for example which have endocrine disrupting (ED) properties.
Our team of experts actively monitors and evaluates regulatory developments as part of our proactive approach to address how potential changes in legislation impact on our products and how our customers use them.
Staying Compliant with Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) legislation
- EU REACH
- OTHER REACH-LIKE REGULATIONS
Furthermore, it is also a legal requirement to pro-actively review and update registration dossiers with the latest information and to assess any impact this may have on the safety of workers, consumers, and the environment. We continue with our ongoing commitment as a signatory member company to the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) Dossier Improvement Plan. We remain on schedule to complete reviews and resubmissions of all registration dossiers by the 2026 target date, along with all other obligations under the Plan.
Innospec will comply with all the requirements of these regulations in the UK, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, China and Ukraine by the deadlines set. Our Regulatory Team ensure our products remain compliant in these markets and help our customers fulfil their legal responsibilities when importing Innospec products into countries with REACH-like regulations via our Only Representative services.
Innospec’s Regulatory team respond to the rapidly changing global chemical regulatory landscape by actively monitoring ongoing developments to ensure we are well prepared to fulfil the requirements of our product range.
Product Stewardship
Our regulatory team are involved in the early stages of all new product research and development to provide support from first concept. We are committed to minimizing environmental impact through all stages of our product development.
Advanced software to ensure product safety
Our expert software system Intelligent Authoring® supplied by Sphera® supports our regulatory function underpinning our product stewardship by:
- Facilitating the publishing of safety data sheets (SDS) in over 40 languages and generates labels for 4,500+ products
- Cross-checking global chemical inventory compliance, such as the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) in the US
- Holding the physical chemical (eco) toxicology, environmental-fate and hazard classification data for over 20,000 individual substances that we continually use and/or monitor
The database enables us to classify our products correctly for human and environmental health and also provides the correct handling and use advice.
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are available upon request, please contact SDSinfo@innospecinc.com for more information.
Challenging animal testing
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