Identification and Impact of substances of high concern
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has amended the REACH Candidate List, a list of compounds of very high concern (SVHC), more than 25 times. The European Commission requests that EU member states or ECHA include substances on this list. The substance may become a very high concern substance after a detailed review and unanimous approval. […]
ECHA adds two new substances to the REACH SVHC list.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has updated the Candidate List of substances of very high concern, which now includes 235 hazardous chemicals. The new chemicals have been added to the REACH SVHC Candidate List to ensure a high level of protection for the environment and the health of humans when it comes to hazardous chemicals, […]
REACH SVHC List Updated – Now 191 Substances
On the 27 June 2018, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the new updated REACH Candidate List with 10 new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs). Substances on REACH SVHC list are: substances meeting the criteria for classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) category 1 or 2; persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic (PBT) substances; or […]