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Final Screening Assessment Shows Monoazo Pigments Pose No Risk to Human Health, Environment

CPMA, CCTFA collaborate to provide new information on safety of color pigment used in lipstick.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Findings in a recent screening assessment published by Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada (the Ministries)  found that 32 of 33 monazo pigments, including C.I. Pigment Red 4, do not require risk management action, which is a victory for the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc. (CPMA) and the color pigments industry.   The Final Screening Assessment for Certain Monoazo Pigments, released May 28, concludes that C.I. Pigment Red 4, which is used in lipstick formu...

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