The ECHA plans to add eight substances of very high concern (SVHC) to Annex XIV of the REACH Authorization List and requests the submission of information on their use by May 2, 2022. It issued the related press release on February 2. The chemicals involved include: 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-4′-morpholinobutyrophenone: The chemical is…
The ECHA has added four substances of very high concern (SVHC) to the REACH Candidate List, according to a press release issued in January. The list now contains 223 substances. The new substances include: (±)-1,7,7-trimethyl-3-[(4-methylphenyl) methylene]bicyclo[2.2.1] heptan-2-one, including any individual isomers and their combinations: 4-MBC is primarily used as a...
The EU has tossed two cases brought by chemical companies and trade associations. In one case, the industry wanted to block inclusion of three siloxanes (D4, D5, and D6) in Annex XIV of REACH, the authorization list. The other case argued against the limitation of D4 and D5 in wash-off…
In its meeting at the beginning of October, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the ECHA approved the classification of methyl methacrylate (MMA) as a respiratory sensitizer of Category 1 and enhanced the table entry for BPA in Annex VI of the CLP to include the property of “acute and...
At the end of October, the ECHA will go live for companies with its SCIP database. Enterprises can then enter reporting data on substances of very high concern (SVHC) into the database. Manufacturers and importers are mandated to provide such reports for products that they wish to market after January 5, 2021...
In a position paper, the European umbrella organization of engineering industries, ORGALIM (Organisme de Liaison des Industries Métalliques Européennes), requests a one-year postponement of the deadline for the reporting requirements related to articles containing SVHC to January 2021. The association represents the interests of about 770,000 companies in mechanical engineering,…
On June 25, 2020, the ECHA added four chemicals to the REACH Candidate List. The leading candidate is the preservative butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (butylparaben). Because the substance has strong antibacterial properties, it is used in many cosmetics, including moisturizers, sunscreens, eyeshadow, and antiwrinkle creams. Butylparaben also acts as a mask to lessen the inherent odor of the product. According...
More than every second product examined that is offered on the Scandinavian market does not comply with the requirements of EU chemicals legislation. That is the result of a study in which the chemical agencies of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland examined 361 different products, including toys, biocides, cosmetics,...
The EU wants to include seven additional substances of very high concern (SVHC) in Annex XIV of REACH (Authorization List). As part of the public consultation, active participants and interested parties can comment on the recommendation from March 5 to June 5. The chemicals involved include: Siloxane octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane…
The ECHA has now made a prototype of its SCIP (Substances of Concern in Products) database of products containing Candidate List substances of very high concern available to corporate users. The agency announced the news in a press release. The SCIP database is an important element of the EU’s waste strategy....
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