Seven new substances added to the Candidate List, entry for bisphenol-A updated
ECHA has added seven new substances to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) and updated the entry for bisphenol-A (BPA).
The SVHC are substances that may have serious effects on human health or the environment. Once they are on the Authorisation List, industry will need to apply for permission to continue using the substance after the sunset date.
The Candidate List now contains 181 substances.
The BPA entry was updated to reflect an additional reason for inclusion due to its endocrine disrupting properties causing adverse effects to the environment.
Substances on the Candidate List have the following characteristics:
- Substances Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or toxic for reproduction;
- Substances Persistent, Bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very Persistent, very Bioaccumulative (vPvB);
- Substances with Endocrine disrupting properties.
Substances included/updated in the Candidate List and their properties:
For more information see the ECHA website: