REACH
REACH Testing
Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals entered into force on 1 June, 2007. Its aim is to strengthen the management of the production and use of chemicals for increasing the protection of human health and environment.
REACH applies to substances, mixtures and articles, impacts most products placed on EU market. The exemption products of REACH are defined by the Act of each Member States, such as defence, medical, veterinary medicines and foodstuffs.
There are 73 Entrys in REACH ANNEX ⅩⅦ, but the 33rd Entry, the 39th Entry and the 53rd Entry were deleted during the revision process, so there are only 70 Entrys accurately.
High Risk and High Concern Substances in REACH ANNEX ⅩⅦ
| High Risk Material | RS Entry | Testing item | Limitation |
| Plastic, coating, metal | 23 | Cadmium | 100mg/kg |
| Plasticised material in Toy and child care products | 51 | Phthalate (DBP, BBP, DEHP, DIBP) | Sum<0.1% |
| 52 | Phthalate (DNOP, DINP, DIDP) | Sum<0.1% | |
| Textile, leather | 43 | AZO Dyes | 30 mg/kg |
| Article or part | 63 | Lead and its compounds | 500mg/kg or 0.05 μg/cm2/h |
| Leather, textile | 61 | DMF | 0.1 mg/kg |
| Metal(contact with skin) | 27 | Nickel Release | 0.5ug/cm2/week |
| Plastic，rubber | 50 | PAHs | 1mg/kg （article）; 0.5mg/kg（toy） |
| Textile, plastic | 20 | Organic tin | 0.1% |
| Textile, leather | 22 | PCP (Pentachlorophenol) | 0.1% |
| Textile, plastic | 46 | NP (Nonyl Phenol) | 0.1% |
SVHC:
European Commission Regulation 1907/2006, to inspect 219
substances of the SVHC(Substances of Very High Concern) content which
have been listed in ECHA’s SVHC candidate list on and before Jul. 08, 2021.
