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Administration, Batches, Items, PCN 14/11/2023

Manage Item Code Sequences

Manage Item Code Sequences Item Code Sequences can be used to assign codes to items automatically. Item Codes can be alphabetical, numeric or both. Items Code Sequences can be assigned to Users, Item Classes and combinations. This means e.g. A formulation developer can have unique codes assigned to their formulations automatically, or all formulations of a particular class have the same code structure, assigned automatically. On this page you can select an item code sequence to view or modify, o...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 14/11/2023

IFRA Classes 1 and 6

IFRA Classes 1 and 6 IFRA Classes 1 and 6 have an additional requirement – due to the possibility of ingestion, the materials used in the fragrance must also be approved for use in food. IFRA advise this means ‘that all ingredients should be listed as having “no safety concern”, for example by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and/or as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) in accordance with the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act’. When...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 13/11/2023

Setting up Cosmetic Allergens for Declarations

Setting up Cosmetic allergens, so they can be shown in an Allergen Declaration In summary you have to indicate which raw materials are the fundamental allergens using properties. This information is gathered into a list of allergens using the property ‘AGNINGDETAILS’ for the original 26 fragrance allergens and also ‘AGN2023INGDETAILS’ for the additional 57 fragrance allergens. These properties are found in the property group ‘Cosmetics & Detergents’. Origi...

Items 20/07/2023

View changes made to Raw Materials

How can I see changes made to Properties of Raw Materials? Search for ‘View Previous Versions of Item Properties’ and you can enter the raw material name and then see a drop down of versions which you can then specify by Property Group if you wish. You can also click on ‘View Change Summary’ in the top right corner to view a report. Last updated Apr 2015...

Items 20/07/2023

View Previous Versions of a Composition

View Previous Versions of a Composition To view previous versions of a composition for a Raw Material or Formulations Go to View Previous Versions of a Composition Enter the Item code, this will display the versions of the composition: You are able to select a version to view that particular version’s composition or you can View Item: Or you can select multiple versions and Compare the Compositions This opens a new window and displays the selected versions and the compositions Last upda...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Which ingredients are making a formulation environmentally hazardous?

Which ingredients are making a formulation environmentally hazardous? First of all, a brief outline of how the hazard is calculated: The levels which trigger an environmental classification are 25% total contributors to the end point, e.g. 25% or more combined EH C1 components equals EH C1 on the formulation. When looking at EH C2 classification, it’s 25% contributing EH C2 which is the sum of EH C2 and 10 x EH C1. When looking at EH C3, this is the sum of EH C3 + 10 x EH C2 + 100 x EH C1...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Which Raw Material Hazard Classification to use when given different options

Which Raw Material Hazard Classification to use when given different options When a Raw Material has different classifications from different sources, it can be tricky to decide which is the one to choose. There is rarely a standard ‘right’ answer, but here are some data sources to consider. Harmonised entry in Annex VI of CLP – https://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/annex-vi-to-clp This the minimum classification required in the EU; GB started in alignment, but may di...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Why does H317 appear for my mixture for OSHA GHS but not for CLP GHS?

Why does H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction appear for my mixture for OSHA GHS but not for CLP GHS H317 – ‘May cause an allergic skin reaction’ is required on a mixture when there’s a skin sensitiser at or above the trigger level. There are differences in the trigger levels between OSHA and CLP. In CLP: the trigger is 1% for materials classified as Skin Sensitiser category 1 or category 1B; and 0.1% for Skin Sensitiser category. In OSHA: the trigger is 1% for materi...

Items 20/07/2023

Work In Progress

Work In Progress Work in progress shows formulation compositions that are part way through being added to the system, or those which are currently being modified. If a formulation is in ‘work in progress’ several functions are not possible. Go to Search for Work In Progress Enter User and select a user Formulations are shown in a list Highlight a formulation of interest and choose an appropriate action e.g. Load WIP (WIP = Work In Progress) From Load WIP you can continue to modify th...

Items, Properties, Suitability 20/07/2023

Suitability – Limit or ban ingredients based on property or hazard

How do I use suitability constraints to limit or ban ingredients based on their hazard or property? ‘Regulatory Item Property Limit’ allows you to target a property of an item, often a hazard, and limit it to a level or ban it altogether. These kinds of restrictions are typically customer requests. People often use this type of constraint to ban or limit raw materials with any CMR hazards, or to limit skin sensitisers. You can also limit based on other properties, e.g. Prop 65 or foo...