REACH Candidate List: ECHA Adds Further SVHCs

The ECHA has added five substances of very high concern to the REACH candidate list. They are now included in the list of substances subject to authorization (REACH Annex XIV).

The five substances are

2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol: The substance is considered toxic for reproduction and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT)
2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol: The substance is classified as very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB)
2-(Dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one: The substance is toxic to reproduction.
Bumetrizole: is considered to be very bioaccumulative (vPvB).
Oligomerization and alkylation reaction products of 2-phenylpropene and phenol: These products are considered to be very bioaccumulative (vPvB).

New informational requirements will apply to you as a manufacturer and/or importer of these substances. For example, you must:

Update the safety data sheets for these substances.
Notify the ECHA’s SCIP database if your products contain one of the substances in a concentration of more than 0.1% by mass.

For further information and/or queries on this topic, please contact us at sales@kft.de.