ECHA adds six new substances of high concern
The EU Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously approved the addition of six substances to the candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHC); these six substances were also added to the candidate list of the authorization list. So far, there are 144 SVHCs in the REACH regulations. The six substances of high concern are as follows: Substance name CAS No. EC No. 1 Cadmium 7440-43-9 231-152-8 2 Cadmium oxide 1306-19-0 215-146-2 3 Ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) 3825 -26-1 223-320-4 4 Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) 335-67-1 206-397-9 5 Dipentyl phthalate (DPP) 131-18-0 205-017-9 6 Branched or linear Ethoxylated nonylphenol, including all individual isomers containing a 9-carbon alkyl chain and all UVCB substances containing a linear or branched 9-carbon alkyl chain – – Source: ECHA/PR/13/26