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The US Cosmetics Ingredients Review Panel has approved the continued use of phthalates in cosmetics
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The Personal Care MarketWatch contains news, analysis and opinion from the industry. It covers all the month's major personal care issues and events in marketing, production and retailing.

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The US Cosmetics Ingredients Review Panel has approved the continued use of phthalates in cosmetics, despite the European Union's recent order to phase out some phthalates in cosmetics, all of which could leave US women at risk of exposure to chemicals that some tests suggest may be linked to birth defects.

Across the major European markets, sales of mass-market brands are on the rise and consumers are switching their custom from traditional retailers to discounters. Even in Italy, Europe's most premium focused market, mass-market sales value overtook premium brand sales in 2002.

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