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Cosmetics firms to shed more light on products

Cosmetics producers selling their products in the EU have agreed to provide customers with on-request information about possible side effects and what exactly the product contains, the European Commission said on Monday (28 August).

Under the new Brussels guidelines, cosmetics firms will have to disclose any reports they might have received of a product - ranging from perfumes to lipsticks - causing allergic reactions or irritant effects.

The companies will also have to disclose q...

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