Six New Substances Added to the Candidate List
As of January 15, 2019, The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added six new substances of very high concern (SVHC) to The Candidate List for the REACH regulation. The Candidate List now contains 197 substances.
New REACH Candidate List Substances
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Substance NameCAS NumberReason for inclusion
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1,7,7-trimethyl-3-(phenylmethylene)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one15087-24-8Endocrine disrupting properties2
2,2-bis(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpentane
6807-17-6
Toxic for reproduction
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Benzo[k]fluoranthene207-08-9Carcinogenic, PBT, vPvB4
Fluoranthene
206-44-0; 93951-69-0
PBT, vPvB
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Phenanthrene85-01-8
vPvB
6Pyrene129-00-0; 1718-52-1PBT, vPvB
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Source:
For the full REACH regulation candidate list, visit: https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table
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