UK REACH Candidate List Has Been Updated

15 New Substance Groups Have Been Added to the Candidate List

On 15 June 2026, the HSE announced that 15 substance groups had been added to the UK REACH SVHC Candidate List. The newly added substances are as follows:

• 2,2′,6,6′-Tetrabromo-4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol (TBBPA)
• 2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol (BMP); 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol tribromo derivative/3-bromo-2,2-bis(bromomethyl)-1-propanol (TBNPA); 2,3-dibromo-1-propanol (2,3-DBPA)
• 2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde and its individual stereoisomers (Lysmeral)
• 2-(Dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one (Omnirad)
• 6,6′-Di-tert-butyl-2,2′-methylenedi-p-cresol (DBMC)
• 6-[(C10-C13)-alkyl-(branched, unsaturated)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl]hexanoic acid (Tetra-PSCA)
• Barium diboron tetraoxide
• Bis(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl) ether (tetraglyme)
• Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide
• Dioctyltin dilaurate, dioctyltin bis(cocoacyloxy) derivatives, and other dioctyltin bis(fatty acyloxy) derivatives (DOTL)
• Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide
• N-(Hydroxymethyl)acrylamide
• Orthoboric acid, sodium salts
• Reactive Brown 51
• Tris(2-methoxyethoxy)vinylsilane
  
  

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What Should Companies Do?

In this context, companies whose products contain substances included in the Candidate List may have certain obligations. These can be summarised as follows:

• If a substance included in the Candidate List is present in an article at a concentration above 0.1% w/w, information necessary for the safe use of the article must be communicated to the recipient.
• Where articles containing substances included in the Candidate List are manufactured, imported or placed on the market, a notification to the HSE may be required if certain conditions are met.
• In addition, there are also information provision obligations for mixtures that are not classified as hazardous under the GB CLP Regulation but contain a substance included in the Candidate List. If a mixture contains a Candidate List substance at a concentration of 0.1% or above, a safety data sheet (SDS) must be provided upon request.
• Furthermore, where a substance placed on the market is included in the UK REACH Candidate List, the supplier is required to provide the safety data sheet for the relevant substance to its customer.
  
  

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