Survey and health assessment of cosmetic products ... - Miljøstyrelsen

Preface
This project ”Survey and health assessment of cosmetic products marketed as
“non-preserved”” is carried out for the Danish Environmental Protection
Agency by FORCE Technology. The conducted analyses are carried out by
Eurofins (analyses of fragrances).
The project has been carried out by the following FORCE Technology staff
members:
� Pia Brunn Poulsen, project manager, survey and risk assessment
� Maria Strandesen, health and risk assessment
� Allan Astrup Jensen, quality assurance of health and risk assessment
The project has been monitored by Jette Rud Larsen Heltved from the Danish
Environmental Protection Agency.
The project is completed in a period of 15 months (September 2009 to
November 2010). The products mentioned in this report have been
purchased or found on the Internet (INCI declaration) during the period of
September 2009 to December 2009.
The purpose was to map the Danish market of cosmetic products marketed as
“non-preserved” or as “not preserved with artificial preservatives”.
Ingredients with antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiseptic or preserving
properties were identified. Of these, four ingredients were selected for further
investigation, and 21 products were selected for chemical analysis, measuring
the content of these. Furthermore, a short description of the health effects of
the selected four ingredients was given.
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