EU Chemicals Agency Adds Two Potential Substances of Very High Concern to List

摘要

The European Chemicals Agency confirmed June 15 the addition of two chemicals to the so-called REACH candidate list of substances of very high concern, meaning they could be prioritized for phase-out from use in the European Union. The new entries to the substances of very high concern (SVHC) list are: 1. 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed decyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with 0.3 percent of dihexyl phthalate, described by ECHA as a "series of mixed al-kyl diesters" used as plasticizers and lubricants; and, 2. 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-l,3-dioxane [1], 5-sec-butyl-2-(4,6-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [2] [covering any of the individual isomers of [1] and [2] or any combination thereof], a fragrance ingredient with the trade name of karanal. ECHA said the mixed alkyl diesters were listed as SVHCs because they are reprotoxic, while karanal is very persistent and very bioaccumulative. The substances were proposed for SVHC status by, respectively, Sweden and the Netherlands. Their SVHC listing was the subject of a public consultation in March (38 INER 273, 3/11/15).