On 09 March 2021, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published eight new potential Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) candidates (see table). After preparing dossiers for the substances, the ECHA has now invited interested parties to a public consultation in which they can provide comments within a timeframe of 45 days (until 23 April 2021).
A decision will be made as to whether the substances will be included to the ECHA Candidate List of SVHC after the consultation.
The Eight Potential SVHCs:
Name | CAS no. (EC no.) | Reason for inclusion |
1,4-dioxane | 123-91-1 (204-661-8) | Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects on the environment & human health (Article 57f) |
2,2-bis(bromomethyl)propane1,3-diol (BMP) 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol, tribromo derivative/3-bromo-2,2-bis(bromomethyl)-1-propanol (TBNPA) 2,3-dibromo-1-propanol (2,3-DBPA) |
3296-90-0, 36483-57-5, 1522-92-5, 96-13-9 (221-967-7, 253-057-0, 202-480-9) |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) |
2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde and its individual stereoisomers | -(-) | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
4,4'-(1-methylpropylidene)bisphenol; (bisphenol B) | 77-40-7 (201-025-1) | Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - environment & human health) |
Glutaral | 111-30-8 (203-856-5) | Respiratory sensitising properties (Article 57(f) - human health) |
Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP) [UVCB substances consisting of more than or equal to 80% linear chloroalkanes with carbon chain lengths within the range from C14 to C17] | -(-) | PBT (Article 57d) vPvB (Article 57e |
Orthoboric acid, sodium salt | 13840-56-7 (237-560-2) | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
Phenol, alkylation products (mainly in para position) with C12-rich branched or linear alkyl chains from oligomerisation, covering any individual isomers and/ or combinations thereof (PDDP) | -(-) | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment & human health) |
Additional Information:
ECHA SVHC Consultation page:
https://echa.europa.eu/substances-of-very-high-concern-identification
Existing ECHA Candidate List:
https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table
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