EU bans 5 parabens from Cosmetic Products
The EU voted to limit the use of Propyl & Butyl Parabens and ban them for use < age 3, as well as ban the use of 5 parabens in cosmetics Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Phenylparaben, Benzylparaben, Pentylparaben effective for all products placed on the market after October 30 of 2014... many USA Anti Aging & Skincare products would be in trouble, like the $225 Bionic Anti-Aging® and SkinCeuticals Epidermal Repair®… (EC Commission Regulation (EU) No 358/2014) See ingredients:
http://greatnewskin.com/blogs/news/tagged/anti-aging-product-ing
For detail nerds like me, here is a more comprehensive breakdown: