Dear members, please see MedTech Europe update to the ECHA chemicals update last week, MedTech Europe have reviewed the listed chemicals and have noted that a number are on their horizon scanning substance tracker list, as being used in the MD/IVD sector. Please review and let me know if these substances are used in your products
Dear members,
We hope you are all well.
With this email, we would like to inform you about the latest chemicals developments at ECHA and kindly ask you to indicate if any of the following impacts your company by 27 June.
Please note that the substances highlighted in yellow are the ones already present in the substance tracker.
CLP
- Consultations on harmonisation of classification and labelling (feedback period ends on 15 August except for * which ends on 18 August) – link here:
- 2,2-dimethyl-3-(morpholin-4-yl)propanal (EC -, CAS 23588-51-4);
- 4-morpholinecarbaldehyde (EC 224-518-3, CAS 4394-85-8);
- Reaction products of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(morpholin-4-yl)propanal and propylidynetrimethanol, propoxylated, reaction products with ammonia (EC -, CAS -);
- flocoumafen (ISO); reaction mass of: cis-4-hydroxy-3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-(4-(4-trifluoromethylbenzyloxy)phenyl)-1-naphthyl)coumarin and trans-4-hydroxy-3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-(4-(4-trifluoromethylbenzyloxy)phenyl)-1-naphthyl)coumarin (EC 421-960-0, CAS 90035-08-8);
- bromuconazole (ISO); 2,5-anhydro-4-bromo-1,3,4-trideoxy-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pentitol; 1-[(2RS,4RS;2RS,4SR)-4-bromo-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)tetrahydrofurfuryl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (EC 408-060-3, CAS 116255-48-2)*
- Intention to harmonise classification and labelling – link here:
- methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (EC 202-785-7, CAS 99-76-3).
- Proposals to harmonise classification and labelling – link here:
- 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine; melamine (EC 203-615-4, CAS 108-78-1);
- tralopyril (ISO); 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (EC -, CAS 122454-29-9);
- diclofop-methyl (ISO); methyl 2-(4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy)propionate; methyl (RS)-2-[4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]propionate (EC 257-141-8, CAS 51338-27-3);
- 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid and its salts, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in this Annex (EC -, CAS-);
- 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dimethyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (Provisional chemical name) (EC 260-829-0, CAS 57583-35-4);
- Sodium fluoride (Provisional chemical name) (EC 231-667-8, CAS 7681-49-4);
- hydrochloric acid … % * (EC 231-595-7, CAS 7647-01-0);
- Mono- and di-phthalate esters with linear and/or branched alkyl moieties with at least one longest continuous carbon chain counted from the ester function corresponding to C4-C6 and/or with C6 cyclic saturated carbon chains and/or with unsaturated hydrocarbyl moieties (Provisional chemical name) (EC -, CAS -); and
- 2,4,6-tris(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol (EC 202-013-9, CAS 90-72-2).
