▁basis ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁To ile t ries ▁and ▁D eter g ents ▁Indust ry ▁( IK W ) ▁recommended ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁mus k ▁x yl ene ▁by ▁another ▁comp ound ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Production ▁of ▁mus k ▁x yl ene ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁and , ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁( the ▁last ▁year ▁for ▁which ▁full ▁data ▁are ▁available ), ▁imports ▁to ▁Europe ▁were ▁only ▁ 6 7   ton nes , ▁with ▁China ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁source . ▁The ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁usage ▁of ▁mus k ▁x yl ene ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁was ▁ 2 5   ton nes . ▁ ▁Mus k ▁x yl ene ▁is ▁still ▁permitted ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁cos met ics ▁products ▁( except ▁or al ▁care ▁products ) ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁under ▁the ▁Cos met ics ▁Direct ive . ▁The ▁permitted ▁quantities ▁are : ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 % ▁in ▁fine ▁fra gr ances ; ▁up ▁to ▁ 0 . 4 % ▁in ▁e au ▁de ▁to ile tte ; ▁up ▁to ▁ 0 . 0 3 % ▁in ▁other ▁products . ▁European ▁Union ▁supp liers ▁must ▁inform ▁their ▁customers ▁on ▁request ▁if ▁a ▁product ▁contains ▁more ▁than ▁ 0 . 1 % ▁by ▁weight ▁of ▁mus k ▁x yl ene . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁ ▁Mus k ▁x yl ene ▁is ▁an ▁analog ue ▁of ▁the