On 27 Jun 2018, The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) added 8 new substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List while another 2 substances, TMA and DCHP, are identified as SVHCs due to respiratory sensitising properties and toxic for reproduction and endocrine-disrupting properties respectively. Therefore, the total SVHC candidate list is updated from 181 to 191.
Below table lists out 10 newly Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) with their SVHC properties:
| Substance Name | EC number | CAS Number | SVHC property |
| Benzo[ghi]perylene | 205-883-8 | 191-24-2 | PBT (Article 57 d); vPvB Art.57(e) |
| Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) | 208-764-9 | 541-02-6 | PBT (Article 57d); vPvB (Article 57e) |
| Disodium octaborate | 234-541-0 | 12008-41-2 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
| Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) | 208-762-8 | 540-97-6 | PBT (Article 57d) vPvB (Article 57e) |
| Ethylenediamine | 203-468-6 | 107-15-3 | Respiratory sensitising properties (Article 57(f) – human health) |
| Lead | 231-100-4 | 7439-92-1 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
| Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) | 209-136-7 | 556-67-2 | PBT (Article 57d) vPvB (Article 57e) |
| Terphenyl hydrogenated | 262-967-7 | 61788-32-7 | vPvB Art.57(e) |
| Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) | 201-545-9 | 84-61-7 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c)Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – human health) |
| Benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid 1,2 anhydride (trimellitic anhydride) (TMA) | 209-008-0 | 552-30-7 | Respiratory sensitising properties (Article 57(f) – human health) |
Please refer to the ECHA website for more details:
https://echa.europa.eu/-/ten-new-substances-added-to-the-candidate-list
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