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Bookmark or Share- Substances restricted under REACH - ECHAThe restricted substances (on their own, in a mixture or in an article) are substances for which manufacture, placing on the market or use is limited or banned in the European Union.
- Phthalates - ECHAPhthalates form a family of synthetic chemicals with a wide variety of uses, ranging from consumer to industrial products. There are different kind of phthalates and they are commonly used as softeners to make plastics, such as PVC, more flexible and durable. Due to their wide use, phthalates can be found almost everywhere in our environment.
- ANNEX XVII TO REACH – Conditions of restriction - ECHAarticles, individually or in any combination with the first three phthalates listed in column 1 of this entry, in a concentration equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight of the plasticised Annankatu 18, P.O. Box 400, FI -00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel. +358 9 686180 | Fax +358 9 68618210 | echa.europa.eu
- All news - ECHAInspectors find phthalates in toys and asbestos in second-hand products. ECHA/PR/18/04. In an EU/EEA-wide project of ECHA’s Enforcement Forum, inspectors found hundreds of consumer products with illegal amounts of restricted chemicals. Every fifth toy inspected contained high levels of restricted phthalates.
- BIS (2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE (DEHP) - ECHAare mainly other phthalates. Some DEHP is, when requested by the user, supplied with "Bisphenol A"; 4,4’-isopropylidenediphenol (CAS No. 80-05-7) as an additive in the range of 0.025 to 0.5%. 1.3 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES DEHP is a colorless liquid at room temperature. The vapour pressure is estimated to 3.4 . 10-5 Pa at 20°C.
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