European Chemicals Agency’s REACH Regulation

European Chemicals Agency REACH Regulation

The European Union’s REACH regulation was adapted to determine the safety of chemicals and to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals. The REACH regulation also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of chemicals.

The REACH regulations apply to all chemicals including industrial chemicals and substances used in day-to-day lives including chemicals used in cleaning products, paints, clothes, furniture, and electrical appliances. The REACH regulation is overseen by the European Chemicals Agency or ECHA.  To comply with the REACH regulations, companies must identify and manage the risks of the chemicals and demonstrate to ECHA how the chemicals can be safely used. ECHA then evaluates the chemical registration dossiers and the chemical testing proposals to determine whether the chemical constitutes a risk to human health or the environment.

ECHA Evaluation focuses on three different areas:

• Examination of testing proposals submitted by registrants
• Compliance check of the dossiers submitted by registrants
• Substance evaluation

 Contract Laboratory has helped many companies with their REACH Testing including the following projects:

• Italian cosmetic company needs consumer product safety laboratory for REACH compliance testing and toxicological tests for REACH registration, 1-10 tons of materials

• Company developing a new line of towels needs a consumer products laboratory for laundering test study: AATCC 96 testing (Dimensional Stability to Commercial Laundry). to show they can withstand frequent high-temp commercial laundry conditions at our customers’ large yoga studios. I need to reach below temperatures:wash = 170F (at least)dry = 190F (at least)

• EPA GLP Toxicology Laboratory needed for GLP Toxicity Study to for REACH dossier

• Toxicology Laboratory needed for REACH OECD polymer testing to OECD TG 118 (1996) method on phenolic syntans, melamine, dicyandiamide, naphthalene, chrome syntan, and tanning auxiliaries used for leather industry OECD TG 118 (1996) method is written on ECHA ?Guidance for polymers &monomers? booklet for GPC analysis. We are searching for laboratories that have certification for OECD TG 118 test.

• Analytical Chemistry Laboratory is needed for chemical analysis to determine the composition of butyl reclaimed rubber to be able to assess the registration requirements of the EU REACH Regulation.

• FDA Food Laboratory needed for medium-density polypropylene sheets testing to REACH, ROHS, and FDA food contact standards

• Asia Toxicology Laboratory environmental toxicology testing for CLP and REACH classification of hazardous materials to Chemical, Labeling, and Packaging (CLP) for EU REACH for hazards to GHS requirements for EU Safety Data Sheets

• Jewelry manufacturer & exporter needs REACH testing on glass. Please include tentative costs that may be incurred in this test and the approximate time taken to undergo this test & get the results.

• Men’s dress shoe manufacturer needs a laboratory for REACH testing and CPSIA testing. Materials are leather, EVA et TR.

• Detergent Manufacturer needs product safety toxicology laboratory for OECD tests: Skin irritation OECD439 Skin corrosion (human skin model test) OECD431 Eye irritation/corrosion OECD405 or Bovine corneal opacity and permeability OECD 437 Our concern is that we certain mixtures of detergents to eliminate corrosivity, based on the calculation method of the mixture classification according to CLP. Mixtures, which according to the original classification REACH based only irritating, often eye corrosive, in this case, the packaging symbol for corrosivity. Such labeling can be excluded if tests for eye corrosivity are excluded. The test must be performed within the SLP. Then I would like to ask about tests that relate to physical characteristics? E.g. determine the flash point, etc.

• Asia or Europe OECD, GLP Laboratory needed for REACH Registration Testing: Physicochemical and Toxicological testing for REACH Registration (EU Regulation for Chemicals)registration of the substance:? IUPAC Name: (butylamine)[[2,2′-thiobis[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenolato]](2-)-O,O’,S]nickel ? CAS: 14516-71-3 ? EC: 238-523-3 ? The substance is solid. We would like to send us an offer covering all the endpoints of IUCLID (testing and/or bibliographic research and/or QSAR including). GLP certificate is necessary for the project. 1.4 Analytical information (substance identification) 4.10 Surface tension 4.11 Flash point Not applicable as solid 4.12 Auto flammability Waiving is possible depending on the melting point 4.13 Flammability 4.14 Explosiveness Waiving is possible 4.15 Oxidising properties Waiving is possible 4.17 Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products 4.2 Melting point/freezing point 4.21 Dissociation constant. 4.22 Viscosity Not applicable for solids 4.3 Boiling point Waiving is possible depends from the melting point 4.4 Density 4.5 Particle size distribution (Granulometry) 4.6 Vapour pressure Waiving is possible 4.7 Partition coefficient 4.8 Water solubility 5.1.2 Hydrolysis Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 5.1.3 Phototransformation in water Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 5.2.2 Biodegradation in water and sediment: simulation tests Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 5.2.3 Biodegradation in soil Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 5.3.1 Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 5.4.1 Adsorption / desorption Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 5.4.1 Adsorption/desorption screening study (HPLC method) Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 5.6 Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.1 Aquatic toxicity Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.1.2 Long-term toxicity to fish Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.1.3 Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.1.4 Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.1.5 Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.1.7 Toxicity to microorganisms Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.2 Sediment toxicity Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.3 Terrestrial toxicity Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.3.1 Toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.3.2 Toxicity to terrestrial arthropods Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.3.3 Toxicity to terrestrial plants Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 6.3.4 Toxicity to soil microorganisms Waiving is possible considering the use of the substance 7 Toxicological information 7.2.1 Acute toxicity: oral 7.2.2 Acute toxicity: inhalation 7.3.2 Eye irritation 7.5.1 Repeated dose toxicity: oral 7.5.2 Repeated dose toxicity: dermal 7.5.3 Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation 7.8.1 Toxicity to reproduction

• United States polymer laboratory needed for REACH compliance testing: project that has been approved that will use our reprocessed Copolymer Polypropylene black pellets. In order to move forward with this project, our customer is requiring us to provide them with a REACH compliance letter along with test data. I am in search of a company that will be able to provide this information for us.

• European Union Electrical Laboratory needed for RoHS testing and REACH Compliance testing: Could you perform analysis for substance detection as (reference: current list of SVHC published by the ECHA) on smart cards (SIM)? RoHS: Could you do also an analysis of the same article to confirm the RoHS compliance? If yes, what’s the lead time and fare?

• GLP Toxicology Laboratory needed for GLP REACH Toxicology Studies of one chemical substance: Two-generation reproduction toxicity study, EU B.35/OECD 416 Repeated dose (28 days) toxicity (inhalation), EU B.8/OECD 412 please specify a price for DRF, analytics, limit, and full study

• Materials Laboratory REACH testing of PSA masking films.

• Large Toy Manufacturer needs Toxicology Laboratory for Toy Testing: Toxicology Testing Toxicological Risk Assessment (TRA) Based on the ingredients or bill of substances to evaluate or assess any hazardous substances involved on the materials. The requirement should be referenced to EU REACH, SVHC,2009/48/EC, Washington Children’s Safe Product Act or California Green Chemistry Act, etc.

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Are you a manufacturer that is exporting to, distributing, selling, or manufacturing in the European Union? If so, you will want to make sure your exporter, distributor, store, or manufacturer is in compliance with ECHA’s REACH regulation. So, call us at 1-855-377-6821 or Submit REACH Test Requests.