1991-2005: Manufacturing procedures for a variety of inorganic, organic, and formulated ingredients, QC of final products, raw material quality procedures, quality manuals and most aspects of Good Manufacturing Practice
Welcome to EF Cosmetics Safety. We specialise in cosmetic safety assessment services for the EU/UK area. Our company is one of the leading independent safety assessment companies serving the UK contract manufacturing market and we are a member of the UK's cosmetic industry trade body, the CTPA.
We strive to offer the flexibility, efficiency and speediness that is particularly required for SME's and contract manufacturers. And, of course, utmost confidentiality is respected at all times. We have assessed thousands of products from simple natural butters and moisturisers to high street haircare brands, colour cosmetics, aerosols, hair dyes and oral care. Our customer base is 75% in the UK but we also have many clients in other countries, especially Australia, USA, Ireland, and other parts of the EU. Our turnaround time depends on workload, but is usually around 2 weeks from receipt of all information.
Part A section including all safety-relevant information on the ingredients and final product as detailed in the EU Commission guidelines to Annex 1 (2013/674/EU), calculated exposures, toxicological summary on each ingredient, NOAEL values, sources and references for choosing a particular NOAEL, margins of safety (MoS) calculations, and separate sections on systemic and local toxicity issues. See
Confirmation of compliance with IFRA regulations, where relevant
A table of specific ingredient restrictions in the EU annexes that apply to the product, and confirmation of overall compliance with the annexes
The final safety assessment is provided in pdf format and is about 20 pages long. We pride ourselves on having a concise easy-to-read format and not having a lot of computer generated superfluous information.
We don't carry out notifications to the EU portal (CPNP) or compile PIF files, and we don't routinely check customers artwork. However, we can put you in touch with other experienced consultants we regularly work with who do provide these services.
We are situated on the east side of Chester in the north-west of England, about 1 mile from the southern end of the M53 motorway and 1 mile from Chester railway station.
