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New Zealand's cosmetics Schedule 5 names the EU's classic 26 fragrance allergens individually, by CAS number, with the same 0.001% (leave-on) / 0.01% (rinse-off) disclosure thresholds the EU uses — but a New Zealand-specific override note then explicitly permits every one of those named substances (plus benzyl alcohol and two restricted musks) to be declared on the label only generically, as "fragrance" or "parfum," instead of by name.
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Caveats
Verified by reading the full Schedule 5 table and its override note directly in this consolidated (pre-1-January-2026) text. The current (post-2026) version has now been read (src-2026-nz-epa-cosmetic-products-group-standard-consolidated-current): it retains Schedule 5's named-allergen list at the same thresholds (24 of the original 26 entries) but has revoked the override clause this claim describes (Sch. 1, condition 1(6), now "[Revoked]"), with no replacement found. This claim accurately describes the pre-2026 text only; see the current-text page and C355's extension for the current status.
Source: Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2020 (NZ, HSR002552, consolidated to 2025) Link to this fact
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