Published: 11 March 2026  (Updated: 13 March 2026)

European Chemical Agency (ECHA) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Update: March 2026

ECHA Updates

Regulatory Management

Chemical

Defence Status

Harmonised Classification and Labelling: New Intentions

Padimate O

Annex VI entry 21

CMR 1B (expected submission 31.03.26)

Interest in defence TBC

Trimethylolpropane

(no entry in CPR)

CMR 1B (repr) (SUBMISSION WITHDRAWN, BACK TO INTENTION STAGE)

 

Hydroxycitronellal

Annex III entry 72

CMR 2 (WITHDRAWN 11.12.25)

 

Harmonised Classification and Labelling: Dossier Submitted

Sodium fluoride

Annex III entry 31

CMR 1B (repr)  ED HH 1 (legal deadline for opinion adoption 04.04.27)

CE consortium and advocacy activities

Dimethyl Imidazolidinone

no entry in CPR

CMR1B (repr) (submitted 22.12.25)

No interest in defence

Silver chloride

Annex V entry 52

CMR 2 (mut) 1B (rep) (submitted 28.11.25)

Interest in defence TBC

Ammonium vanadate

no entry in CPR Annexes

CMR 1B (carc), 2 (mut), 2 (repr) (submitted 11.12.25)

No interest in defence

Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) Opinion Published

Hexamethylindanopyran (Galaxolide)

Annex III entry 336

CMR 1B (repr) (RAC opinion adopted 02.12.25 not published yet)

Interest in defence TBC

REACH Restrictions

N/A

N/A

SVHC Classification and Authorisation

UV absorber bumetrizole

proposed for authorisation (consultation opened 02.02.26)

N/A

UV absorber octrizole

proposed for authorisation (consultation opened 02.02.26)

N/A

 

HSE updates

Regulatory Management

Chemical

Defence Status

Mandatory Classification and Labelling

Talc

Technical report published

No CMR classification proposed

N/A

REACH Restrictions

N/A

N/A

SVHC Classification and Authorisation

 

Methylene-di-t-butylcresol

Proposal to identify SVHC

N/A

 

Ingredients already banned under the UKCR

Trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO)

Proposal to identify SVHC

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