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The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the EU Regulation on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemical Substances and Mixtures (CLP, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008). Among various updates, they finalised their position on the classification of More than One Constituent Substances (MOCS). This directly impacts natural products extracted from plants, including Essential Oils. The proposal states that the classification of MOCS should follow the same rules as mixtures when data on individual constituents is available for specific hazards. If any single constituent of MOCS in plant extracts were to be classified as carcinogenic, reprotoxic, mutagenic or as an endocrine disruptor under the revised CLP Regulation, then the harmful classification would extend to the entire substance. This would be irrespective of any data which points to the absence or lesser severity of these hazardous properties to the substance as a whole. That's why EFEO - European Federation of Essential Oils and IFEAT - The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades are urgently calling on industry partners and associations, academic and independent experts to join us - to assemble the necessary expertise and data and to assist with financial support to continue this work so that the derogation from MOCS for plant extracts remains in its current form. We need your support to gather scientific evidence demonstrating that the whole is not always the sum of its parts when it comes to plant extracts. This will help us maintain the crucial derogation for MOCS. Let's work together to protect this vital industry. Please reach out if you can contribute expertise, data, or financial support. Visit https://lnkd.in/evmb3dEy to find out more and join in this effort to protect essentials! #ProtectEssentials #essentialoils #plantbased #naturals #EUregulations #CLP #industry #science #collaboration #sustainability #MOCS CEHTRA CIHEF Consortium Huiles Essentielles
