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The EU officially announced the increase of SVHC list to 205
2020-12-17
SVHC (Substance of Very High Concern) is the substances that risk to humans and environment. Products containing SVHC need to fulfill the corresponding responsibilities and obligations. As the implementation of REACH progresses, ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) has published a list of multiple batches of SVHC which will be updated regularly for every six months. According to Article 57 of the REACH Regulation, substances that meet one or above of the following hazardous characteristics are identified as substances of high concern SVHC:
- Category 1&2 - carcinogenic, teratogenic, reproductive toxic substances, CMR category I or category II substances.
- Persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic substances are also known as PBT substances
- Highly persistent, highly bio-accumulative substances, vPvB substances
- Substances that have endocrine disrupting heat, persistence, bio-accumulation and toxicity or high persistence, high bio-accumulation but not belong to the second or third items, and have scientific evidence that has a serious impact on humans or environment.
listed as below.
| # | Substance name | EC number | CAS number | Reason for inclusion | Examples of use(s) |
| 1 | 1-vinylimidazole | 214-012-0 | 1072-63-5 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 (c)) |
In formulations and as a monomer in the production of polymers |
| 2 | 2-methylimidazole | 211-765-7 | 693-98-1 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 (c)) |
As a catalyst in the production of coating products |
| 3 | Dibutylbis(pentane-2,4-dionato-O,O')tin | 245-152-0 | 22673-19-4 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 (c)) |
As a catalyst and as an additive in the production of plastics |
| 4 | Butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (Butylparaben) |
202-318-7 | 94-26-8 | Endocrine disrupting properties - human health (Article 57(f) – human health) |
Cosmetics, personal care products and pharmaceuticals |