ECHA adds two hazardous chemicals to Candidate List

There are currently 235 entries for chemicals that can be harmful to persons or the environment on the Candidate List of substances of very high concern. Companies are in charge of managing the risks associated with these substances and educating customers and consumers on their safe use.

One is toxic for reproduction and the other has very persistent and very bioaccumulative hazardous properties.

They are used, for example, in inks and toners and in the production of plastic products.

#	Substance name	CAS number	Reason for inclusion	Examples of use(s)
1	Diphenyl(2,4,6- trimethylbenzoyl)ph osphine oxide	75980-60-8	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c)	Inks and toners, coating products, photo-chemicals, polymers, adhesives and sealants and fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay.
2	Bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulphone0-07-9	80-07-9	vPvB (Article 57 e)	Manufacture of chemicals, plastic products and rubber products.

These substances might eventually be added to the Authorization List. If a chemical is on that list, its use will be prohibited unless companies seek for authorization and the European Commission grants them permission to continue using it.