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Have they nothing better to put right than the possible allergy in Chanel No 5.

Just what we need - another thread about the EU :-(

I'm only allergic to Chanel No: 5 regarding the price :-D

I have an unopened bottled of Chanel No. 5, Christmas present, I was waiting for an occasion worthy of opening it - perhaps I should keep it if it might have a vintage value as the real thing in the future?

Has anyone actually read the article? I think not

It is mainly about the labelling of what is in ALL perfumes.

In Chanel No.5 (my favourite perfume by the way) there is an ingredienby which comes from a brown moth, which can cause a bad allergice reaction.

This is just another case of the Daily Fail creating a fuss where none is needed, and people reacting to a NON story.

We should be able to read what is in ALL products we use, how many of us have had to change soap powder, bath products etc., because when using we suddenly find it gives us a rash. If we know what is in all these products it would make not only our lives easier, but should an allergic reaction happen any tests would be far easier and cheaper to do.

No these EU twits have far better things to target but choose not to.

Isn't the guidance for any cosmetic product to try a test patch? Nothing to stop a prospective purchaser from testing the perfume prior to buying it.

This sort of crud drives me nuts!!!!

It isn't just about the labelling and yes I have read the article in a number of newspapers:

In 2012, an advisory report recommended severely limiting the use of 12 ingredients, regarded as the pillars of the luxury perfume industry – such as citral, found in lemon and tangerine oils; coumarin, found in tropical tonka beans; and eugenol, found in rose oil.
However just three, citral, atranol and chloroatranol, are now likely to be banned with an investigation taking place into the remaining nine to see if small amounts could be tolerated.
"We understand that drastic reductions in the authorised concentrations of these ingredients would have created major disruptions to the industry," said David Hudson, spokesman for consumer policy at the European Commission.
However the perfume industry has complained that even small changes could radically affect scents and sales.
"If we ban citral from perfumes, of which certain elements are allergens, we should ban orange juice. It is absurd. We should not ban nature, only learn how to live with it," said Frederic Malle, who founded the French luxury perfume company Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle.
Mr Malle said he was forced to reformulate about a quarter of his scents due to the forthcoming EU regulations, leading to extra costs – but costs which he found difficult to quantify as they also represented time invested to rework the formulas.

Price going up?

I'll be buying non-EU perfume from now on.

:-(

Who makes "Taboo"...... i can't sit in the same room as someone who is wearing that, because it give me a terrible headache! BAN IT! :-D

I can't wear Max Factor lipstick.... it gives me blisters...... BAN IT! :-D

I'm allergic to peanuts....... BAN THEM!! :-D

I like Channel 5 - although 4 is ok occasionally.

if every think is band that diffrent people are allergic to then what are we left with

Not a lot
:-( :-(

I have a severe reaction to scampi, they can ban that!!!

Trust the EU to Barge in about the contents of Canal No.5.Meybe the Dutch can help them. :-D :-D :-D :-D

*groans* @ Merlin :-D

its about time we told the EEC where to go
they give us rules that they don't bother enforcing

so why should we

if people are allergic to something
FGS give them the credit not to use it :-D :-D

Sadly many only find out they are allergic to a product after they have bought it or after years of using it.

But isn't that just life?

we learn by pushing the boundaries, how hot or cold things are before they cause us discomfort............how close can I get the wing mirror to the garage door before it strikes, how quickly can I get across the road........??before that car strikes...
does that taste nice? or horrible, try it!!

...its a learning game, and the "clever " ones learn quickly...........and the also rans, well, I'm one of those...........

and I've survived............so far...........watch this space!!

I've always wondered what exactly is the point of perfume? :-S

Within a short space of time the wearer can no longer smell it but stinks lifts and other confined spaces out for everyone else! Not nice!

I wear Chanel 5. it's in my "rotation" of 4 favourite perfumes. It costs a lot but you don't need very much so it works our better value for money than cheap perfumes.