EU: Two New SVHC Added to Candidate List for Authorisation, EU SVHC Updated to 253 Entries
| Targeted audience | EU/EEA manufacturers, EU/EEA importers and their upstream providers, EU/EEA distributors |
| Products concerned | Consumer products |
| Key industries concerned with this insight | Food contact materials |
| Application date | 4 February 2026 (for SCIP notification and SVHC communication obligations) |
| Main content or requirements | On 4 February 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added two substances to the SVHC list. If SVHC substances are present in an article component placed on the EU/EEA market in a concentration above 1000 mg/kg (0.1%), the supplier needs to submit a SCIP notification to ECHA |
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On 4 February 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the SVHC Candidate List for authorisation as of February 2026, adding 2 new substances to the list. The SVHC list now contains 253 entries of substances.
The newly added substances are n-hexane (CAS No. 110-54-3) and 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol (BPAF) and its salts. The former is identified to have specific target organ toxicity after repeated exposure (STOT RE), while the latter is identified to be toxic for reproduction. They are used, for example, in formulation, polymer processing, coatings, cleaning agents and as process regulators and cross-linking agents respectively.
Details of the addition to the list are as follows:
| No. | Substance Name | EC No. | CAS No. | Reason for Inclusion | Examples of Uses |
| 1 | n-Hexane | 203-777-6 | 110-54-3 | Specific target organ toxicity after repeated exposure (STOT RE) (Article 57(f) - human health) |
Formulation, polymer processing, coatings and cleaning agent |
| 2 | 4,4'-[2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol (BPAF) and its salts | -- | -- | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57(c)) |
Process regulator and cross-linking agent |
If SVHC substances are present in an article component placed on the EU/EEA market in a concentration above 1000 mg/kg (0.1%) w/w, the EU/EEA supplier of that article needs to submit a SCIP notification to ECHA under the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD, Directive 2008/98/EC).
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