ECHA adds Five Chemicals to SVHC Candidate List

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added five hazardous chemicals to its candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) and updated the entry for one additional chemical. SVHCs are chemicals that can harm people or the environment. Inclusion of chemicals on the candidate list triggers requirements for suppliers, importers, and producers under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation.

Four of the chemicals added to the candidate list are 6-[(C10-C13)-alkyl-(branched, unsaturated)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl]hexanoic acid, which is used in lubricants, greases, and metalworking fluids; O,O,O-triphenyl phosphorothioate, also used in lubricants and greases; octamethyltrisiloxane, used in the manufacture or formulation of several products including cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; and perfluamine, used in the manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical equipment and machinery and vehicles. The fifth added chemical is the reaction mass of triphenylthiophosphate and tertiary butylated phenyl derivatives, which has no current registered uses.

ECHA updated the candidate list entry for Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite—a chemical used in used in polymers, adhesives, sealants and coatings—to indicate that it is an endocrine disruptor due both to its intrinsic properties and when it contains greater than or equal to 0.1 percent by weight of 4-nonylphenol, branched and linear (4-NP).

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