Risk assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics: A European union perspective

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1641-1646

  Henkler, Frank ^a   Tralau, Tewes ^a   Tentschert, Jutta ^a   Kneuer, Carsten ^a   Haase, Andrea ^a   Platzek, Thomas ^a   Luch, Andreas ^a   Götz, Mario E ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; NANOPARTICLE; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

CARCINOGEN TESTING; CHEMICAL SAFETY; COATED PARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HUMAN; MUTAGEN TESTING; NANOANALYSIS; NANOTOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COSMETICS; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MARKETING; NANOSTRUCTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TOXICOLOGY; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84871250098     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: 14320738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-012-0944-x     Document Type: Review

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