Ms Siobhán Dean:

It is possible that detergents like opacifiers and encapsulated fragrances could be captured in this legislation. It is also possible that they will be captured anyway in the European Chemicals Agency's REACH process. At the moment, they will be captured by the proposed definition. As there will be no transition period, companies will need to reformulate those products. This means that if a ban comes in, they will be taken off the market. It is possible that companies will need to be given a period of time to reformulate such products. The general scheme does not include a statement on the impact on industry and on products of the existing definition being proposed.