ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) has just published its proposal to update the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP). The draft plan contains 138 substances proposed to be evaluated in 2016, 2017, and 2018 by the Member States under the REACH Regulation, out of which 53 are newly selected. The final plan will be adopted in March 2016.
Among the new substances used in cosmetics
In 2016
• Dichloromethane, CAS 75-09-2 – Concern: carcinogenic, suspected mutagenic, suspected reprotoxique – Evaluating Member State: Italy
• Cyclohexanone, CAS 108-94-1 – Concern: suspected carcinogenic, suspected mutagenic, suspected reprotoxic – Evaluating Member State: Poland
Pour 2018
• Benzaldehyde, CAS 100-52-7 – Concern: suspected mutagenic – Evaluating Member State: France
• Carbon black, CAS 1333-86-4 – Concern: carcinogenic, suspected reprotoxic – Evaluating Member State: France
• Vinyl acetate, CAS 108-05-4 – Concern: suspected reprotoxic, endocrine disruptor, suspected sensitizer – Evaluating Member State: Latvia
• m-Phenylenediamine, CAS 108-45-2 –Concern: suspected reprotoxic, sensitizer – Evaluating Member State: Latvia
• o-Cresol, CAS 95-48-7 – Concern: suspected mutagenic – Evaluating Member State: United Kingdom
• m-Cresol, CAS 108-39-4 – Concern: suspected carcinogenic– Evaluating Member State: United Kingdom
As a reminder, also to be evaluated
In 2016
• Drometizole, CAS 2440-22-4 – Concern: skin sensitizer – Evaluating Member State: Czech Republic
• Resorcinol, CAS 108-46-3 – Concern: potential endocrine disruptor – Evaluating Member State: Finland
• Titanium dioxide, CAS 13463-67-7 – Concern: CMR, suspected sensitizer, suspected vPvB – Evaluating Member State: France
• Benzotriazole, CAS 95-14-7 – Concern: potential endocrine disruptor – Evaluating Member State: Germany
• Benzyl …
