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Edited on 10/15/2024
The European Commission has adopted a restriction on the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and related substances in wide range of consumer products (clothing, footwear, cosmetics, etc.).
Edited on 06/28/2024
The Commission has adopted guiding criteria and principles for the concept of ‘essential uses' of the most harmful chemicals.
Edited on 09/01/2023
ECHA publishes information on potential alternatives to substances listed in Annex XIV
Edited on 03/24/2023
The PFAS substitution section includes new persistent compounds: persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances
Edited on 03/14/2023
C9-C14 perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) may no longer be placed on the EU market or used in most applications from 23 February 2023.
Edited on 03/14/2023
The OECD has published the 2nd edition of the cross-country analysis on approaches to support alternatives assessment and substitution
Edited on 02/13/2023
ChemSec added 370 PFAS to the SIN list in its last update.
Edited on 02/13/2023
Details of the restriction proposal to reduce emissions of PFAS to the environment are available on the ECHA website.
Edited on 02/06/2023
The list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) or candidate substances for authorisation includes since 17 January 2023 nine additional substances, including : 2,2',6,6'-tetrabromobisphenol A, bisphenol S, bis(2-ethylhexyl)-tetrabromophthalate, perfluoroheptanoic acid and its salts and the reaction mass of octafluoro-4-(1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropan-2-yl)morpholine and octafluoro-4-(heptafluoropropyl)morpholine.
Edited on 01/16/2023
From 10 June 2023, concentrations of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorohexane sulphonic acid (PFHxS) and their salts and related compounds must not exceed certain thresholds.