On September 25, 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on its website that nine candidate substances, including BPA, are for public comment.
On December 20, 2017, the EU member states council (MSC) agreed that seven of the nine candidate substances that ECHA had consulted with the public and the BPA added to the list of substances of high concern (excluding cobalt tetroxide), and supported Germany's proposal to update BPA related entries because of their potentially endocrine disrupting properties can have a serious environmental impact. It will be updated by mid-January 2018 with an inventory of SVHC from 174 to 181 substances. The legal obligation will take effect from the official update of the list in January 2018.
The SVHC updated list of 7 new substances is as follows:
EC No. | CAS No. | Classified | Common uses | |
chrysene | 205-923-4 | 218-01-9 | Carcinogenic | Usually not intentionally generated, but as a component or impurity of other substances |
benz[a]anthracene | 200-280-6 | 56-55-3 | Carcinogenic | Usually not intentionally generated, but as a component or impurity of other substances |
cadmium nitrate | 233-710-6 | 10325-94-7 | Carcinogenic | Used in laboratory chemicals ， produce glass and ceramics |
cadmium carbonate | 208-168-9 | 513-78-0 | Carcinogenic | Used as a pH adjuster water treatment products, laboratory chemicals, cosmetics and personal care products |
cadmium hydroxide | 244-168-5 | 21041-95-2 | Carcinogenic | Used in laboratory chemicals and production of electrical and electronic and optical equipment |
Dechlorane Plus(TM) | - | 13560-89-9; 135821-74-8; 135821-03-3 | vPvB | Used as a non-plasticized flame retardant for adhesives, sealants and adhesives |
1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde and 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (RP-HP) [with ≥0.1% w/w 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear]. | - | - | Endocrine Disruption | Used as a lubricant additive in lubricants and greases |
BPA has been added to the SVHC Substances List, and this update is intended to increase its harmfulness.
Substances | EC No. | CAS No. | Classified | Common uses |
BPA | 201-245-8 | 80-5-7 | Endocrine Disruption | For the manufacture of polycarbonates, hardeners for epoxy resins, antioxidants for the processing of PVC and production of thermal paper |
According to REACH, if the product contains SVHC, and the content is more than 0.1%, while the annual export volume is less than 1T, it is necessary to inform the downstream importers about the relevant information and issue relevant supporting documents; if the product contains SVHC, the content is more than 0.1% The annual export volume is greater than 1T and must be reported to ECHA.
The new SVHC seven new applications of common applications covering many areas, can be described as menacing.
SVHC list will continue to be updated in 2018. we can provide professional SVHC detection technology, and remind all export enterprises in the EU to prepare in advance, in a timely manner to respond to the new material SVHC update!
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