On 14 June 2022, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on a harmonised classification and labelling proposal from Austria for the Tetrahydrofurfuryl Methacrylate, a film forming. This consultation is open until 15 August 2022.
Tetrahydrofurfuryl Methacrylate (CAS: 2455-24-5 ; CE: 219-529-5) is a film-forming listed in the CosIng.
Currently, it is not regulated by Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 and is not listed in Annex VI of the CLP Regulation.
Austria proposes to classify the substance as:
• Repr. 1B, H360FD - May damage fertility - May damage the unborn child.
• Skin Sens. 1A, H317 - May cause an allergic skin reaction
• Pictograms: GHS08, GHS07.
• Warning statement: Dgr (Danger).
A classification as CMR1B could ultimately threaten the use of the substance in cosmetic products.
The ECHA consultation is open until 15 August 2022.
Sources
• Harmonised classification and labelling consultation - Tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, ECHA, 14 June 2022
• CLH report - Proposal for Harmonised Classification and Labelling - Tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, Environment Agency Austria (on behalf of the Austrian Competent Authority (Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology), Austria, May 2022
