SVHC - European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added 4 new SVHC to Candidate List

These substances can be reproductive toxins as well as have persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic properties.  These 4 bring SVHC Candidate list to a total of 173 substances.

1. 4,4' - isopropylidenediphenol (Bisphenol A, BPA) (EC No. 201-245-8, CAS No. 80-05-7)

2. 4-heptylphenol branched and linear

3. Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) and its sodium and ammonium salt.

4. p-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenol

The deadline comes into affect six months after their inclusion on the list.  July 12, 2017

https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table

New Chemicals added to Proposition 65 List by US State California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

In July and August 2016, the California OEHHA added 8 new chemicals to the Proposition 65 List and added new toxicity to existing chemical, 1-bromopropane.

Newly added chemicals are:

1  Sedaxane

2  Atrazine

3  Des-ethyl atrazine (DEA)

4  Des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA)

5  2,4-Diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT)

6  Propazine

7  Simazine

8  Bromodichloroacetic acid

The added chemicals meet the requirements for listing as known to the State of California to cause cancer, developmental toxicity and female reproductive toxicity for purposes of Proposition 65.

Below are the details of these chemicals, Chemical Abstracts Service # (CAS No.), Types of Toxicity.

Sedaxane,  874967-67-6, Cancer

Atrazine, 1912-24-9 ,Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), 6190-65-4, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA), 1007-28-9, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

2,4-Diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT), 3397-62-4, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Propane, 139-40-2, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Simazine, 122-34-9, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Bromodichloroacetic acid, 71133-14-7, Cancer

1-Bromopropane (1-BP), 106-94-5, Cancer. 

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US CPSC Votes for Proposed Rule Making to Exempt Certain Plastics from Phthalates Testing.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a proposed rulemaking on August 17, 2016: Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates: Determinations Regarding Certain Plastics.

In an effort to reduce the cost of third party testing requirements consistent with assuring product compliance, the CPSC issued a draft notice of proposed rulemaking for determinations that certain plastics with specified additives would not contain phthalates that are prohibited in children’s toys and childcare articles. Upon approval, a draft rule will be published in the Federal Register and a public comment period will be open for 75 days.

Under the proposed rule, companies that manufacture or import children’s toys or childcare articles that contain accessible polyethylene, polypropylene, high impact polystyrene, or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene will not be required to third party test to assure compliance with Section 108 of the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). However, compliance with the 0.1% limit for the currently six prohibited phthalates is still required.