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Every cosmetic sold in the EU or the UK needs a Cosmetic Product Safety Report. We make the path clear: three steps, fixed prices, and one assessment that serves both markets.
Where are you today?
In short
A CPSR (Cosmetic Product Safety Report) is the safety assessment every cosmetic needs before it is sold in the EU or Great Britain. Part A gathers the product data; Part B is the conclusion, signed by a qualified safety assessor. Each CPSR covers one exact formula and is kept in the Product Information File.
Last updated 31 October 2026 · Reviewed by Sobel’s safety and regulatory team · Sources: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex I; UK Cosmetics Regulation (Schedule 34)
Why this market
Large, loyal and closely watched. The safety report is your entry ticket to both.
Sources: Cosmetics Europe, Our Industry (2025 figures; Europe = EU, UK, Norway and Switzerland); European Commission, Safety Gate 2025 report (March 2026); UK Office for Product Safety and Standards, SCPN data to 28 May 2026 (published July 2026).
EU and UK
Since Brexit, the UK has its own rules. They mirror the EU on the safety report, but each market needs its own Responsible Person and its own notification.
What Sobel does
Our safety and regulatory team works with your manufacturer and suppliers, so you get one clear answer, in writing, at a fixed price.
The CPSR in plain words
Composition, raw material quality, stability, microbiology, impurities, packaging, known side effects and how much of the product reaches the body.
A qualified safety assessor reviews Part A, concludes whether the product is safe and signs. Label warnings come from here.
From formula to shelf
Where Sobel comes in: CPSR and PIF, and the notification as your Responsible Person
The PIF is the product’s technical file: it holds the CPSR, the product description, the manufacturing method and GMP statement, proof of claims and animal-testing data, and is kept available to the authorities for 10 years after the last batch. Why timing matters: the CPSR covers one exact formula. If it changes after the assessment, the assessment has to be redone. Finish the formula first and collect the documents in parallel.
Your path
Prices are per product, and one formula is one product.
The 18 documents, the five gaps that delay a CPSR and a 5-question self-check.
A clear list of what you have, what is missing and who to ask.
Ready for your PIF and your notification in the EU, the UK or both.
Free guide · 6-page PDF
If your formula is still changing or your documents are not complete, the guide shows you what to collect and what usually goes wrong. No phone number needed.
Why a CPSR stalls
Most delays come from documents that arrive incomplete. Fix these before you order and the work moves.
Why Sobel
Four disciplines work on every project, in the same team, from the first decision to post-market.
Classification and market sequence decided first. The right class from day one avoids rework.
Biological, clinical and toxicological evaluation by our own Clinical Evidence & Product Safety team.
ANVISA, FDA, EU MDR, MHRA and Health Canada, coordinated together.
A dedicated technology team builds the workflows that keep every project traceable and on time.
“We know how auditors think, because we’ve been one of them.”
Maik Endler
Founder & CEO
The Cosmetic Product Safety Report is required before a cosmetic is placed on the EU market under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, and Great Britain applies the same structure under its own law. Part A gathers the product safety information; Part B is the safety assessment, signed by a qualified safety assessor.
Both follow the same Annex I structure. The EU report refers to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and supports a CPNP notification; the Great Britain report refers to the UK Cosmetics Regulation (Schedule 34) and supports an SCPN notification. Each market needs its own Responsible Person. Northern Ireland follows the EU rules.
The same documents and assessment work support both safety reports, and only what is specific to each market is adapted. Each market still needs its own Responsible Person and its own notification.
At Sobel, the CPSR Readiness Review costs €150 per product and a signed CPSR starts from €450 per product, with a fixed quote before you commit. If you order the CPSR within 90 days of the review, the €150 is deducted in full. Prices exclude VAT.
Each CPSR covers one exact formula, so we count one formula as one product.
Yes. Every cosmetic needs a Responsible Person established in the EU (for the EU) or in the UK (for Great Britain). Sobel acts as your Responsible Person in the EU and, through our qualified partner, in the UK. It is a separate service from the CPSR and covers the notification, PIF access and post-market vigilance.
Yes, as part of the Responsible Person service: the CPNP for the EU and, through our qualified partner, the SCPN for Great Britain. Each product is notified before it reaches the market and kept up to date.
The Readiness Review report arrives 5 business days after payment and receipt of your documents; the CPSR timeline is part of your fixed quote. You pay through a secure payment link and we send the invoice. Prices exclude VAT.
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