We have recently (May 2011) updated the list of Canadian signers of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics. This list is shorter than the one previously posted, but is now comprised of companies who have made an active effort to reach compliance with the compact. More updates will be coming later this summer. In the meantime, check the FAQ page of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics for more information.

Canadian Signers of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics
THE COMPACT FOR GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF
SAFE HEALTH & BEAUTY PRODUCTS
(Compact for Safe Cosmetics)

Each company that signed the compact pledges:

That all of the cosmetics and personal care products made by our company anywhere in the world
meet the formulation standards and deadlines set by the European Union Directive 76/768/EEC to
be free of chemicals that are known or strongly suspected of causing cancer, mutation or birth
defects.
To implement substitution plans that replace hazardous materials with safer alternatives within
three years. We will accomplish this by:

• Conducting an inventory of potential chemicals of concern in our products (or byproducts) to
determine their toxicity to living things, their persistence in the environment, their ability to
increase in concentration in the food chain, their contamination of our bodies, or qualities they
possess that pose hazards including carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, sensitizers, mutagens,
reproductive toxins, developmental toxins and neurotoxins
• Developing an aggressive substitution plan and timeline: to move to safer materials, prioritizing
for substitution those compounds internationally recognized as most toxic; to provide for an
ongoing review of safer materials and chemicals as effective, cost-competitive alternatives are
available, and; to work with upstream suppliers to provide toxicity data on chemicals in
products.
• Publicly reporting on progress to meet these goals.