What’s in your shampoo bottle? EU lawmakers clash over cancer-linked chemicals

17-04-2026

EU PERSPECTIVES - Shampoos, lipsticks and other everyday cosmetics could remain on the EU market containing controversial 'forever chemicals' for years under proposed simplification rules. Lawmakers split over how far Europe should go in easing restrictions on substances linked to cancer and other serious health risks in the name of cutting red tape and improving competitiveness. Read more

More than just bubbles. Even your cosmetics have made it into the EU's political battleground / Picture: Unsplash



 

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