{"id":1818,"date":"2025-07-23T11:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:24:50","slug":"proibicao-do-ingrediente-tpo-em-cosmeticos-o-que-muda-a-partir-de-1-de-setembro-de-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/2025\/07\/23\/proibicao-do-ingrediente-tpo-em-cosmeticos-o-que-muda-a-partir-de-1-de-setembro-de-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban on TPO ingredient in cosmetics: what Changes from September 1, 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is TPO and where is it used?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TPO is a photoinitiator commonly used in artificial nail products, especially gels, to initiate polymerization through UV light. Despite its effectiveness, this ingredient has raised toxicological concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why was it banned?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This decision is aligned with Regulation (EC) No 1223\/2009, which prohibits substances classified as CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction) in categories 1A, 1B, or 2. Commission Regulation (EU) 2025\/877, published on May 12, amended Annex II of the European regulation by adding TPO to the list of prohibited substances (entry No. 1731).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deadlines and responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of September 1, 2025, it will be prohibited to place on the market or distribute any cosmetic products containing TPO. INFARMED states that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Distributors and commercial entities must take all necessary measures to ensure these products are not placed on the market, made available, or delivered to the end user after that date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ban that comes into effect on September 1, 2025, means that cosmetic products containing Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide (TPO) should no longer be used from that date onwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you are a manufacturer, distributor, or brand owner of cosmetic products:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the formulas of your products.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace TPO with safe and authorized alternatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update your Product Information File (PIF), labelling, and ensure full legal compliance by September 1, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inform your customers and partners about this regulatory change.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need help? You can count on Pharmilab's support!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O que \u00e9 o TPO e onde \u00e9 usado? O TPO \u00e9 um fotoiniciador comummente utilizado em produtos para unhas artificiais, especialmente em g\u00e9is, para iniciar a polimeriza\u00e7\u00e3o atrav\u00e9s de luz UV. Apesar da sua efic\u00e1cia, este ingrediente levantou preocupa\u00e7\u00f5es a n\u00edvel toxicol\u00f3gico. Por que foi proibido? A decis\u00e3o est\u00e1 alinhada com o Regulamento (CE) [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cosmeticos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1820,"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1818\/revisions\/1820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharmilab.likealot.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}