On 9th March. 2021, the European Chemicals Agency(ECHA) published a public consultation on eight proposals to identify new substances of very high concern(SVHC). The deadline for comments is 23rd April 2021, and detail information about eight proposal SVHCs are as below:
Substances |
EC NO. |
CAS No. |
Proposing authority |
Reason for proposing |
1,4-dioxane |
204-661-8 |
123-91-1 |
Germany |
Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects on the environment (Article 57f) ; Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects on human health (Article 57f) |
2,2-bis(bromomethyl)propane1,3-diol
(BMP); |
221-967-7; |
3296-90-0; |
Norway |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) |
2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde and its individual stereoisomers |
- |
- |
Sweden |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
4,4’-(1-methylpropylidene)bisphenol; (bisphenol B) |
201-025-1 |
77-40-7 |
France |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - environment AND human health |
Glutaral |
203-856-5 |
111-30-8 |
Sweden |
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] |
- |
- |
ECHA |
PBT (Article 57d) |
Orthoboric acid, sodium salt |
237-560-2 |
13840-56-7 |
Sweden |
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) |
- |
- |
Germany |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |