HSE as the Agency for UK REACH has included 9 substances/groups of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) on the UK REACH Candidate List.
After a 6-week public consultation and consideration of responses on the identity or hazardous properties of the substances, the following substances/groups of substances were added to the UK REACH Candidate List on 19 October 2026:
- Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs)
- 1,1'-[ethane-1,2-diylbisoxy]bis[2,4,6-tribromobenzene] (BTBPE)
- Bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulphone (BCPS)
- 2-tert-butyl-6-(5-chloro-2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methylphenol (Bumetrizole)
- Oligomerisation and alkylation reaction products of 2-phenylpropene and phenol (OAPP)
- Reaction mass of triphenylthiophosphate and tertiary butylated phenyl derivatives
- O,O,O-triphenyl phosphororthioate (TPPT)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid and its salts
- 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and its salts
Suppliers of these substances are reminded of the need to comply with the following additional duties, which arise following inclusion on the Candidate List:
- duty to communicate information on substances in articles
- notification of substances in articles
- duty to communicate information on substances in mixtures
- duty to communicate information on substances
Further information can be found on HSE’s website.
Details of the consultations and decisions for inclusion are available in the Registry of SVHC Intentions Until Outcome.
Consultations on the inclusion of further SVHCs to the UK REACH Candidate List will be launched during the 2026 to 2027 operational year and announced through this ebulletin.
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