The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a proposal to restrict the placing on the market of textiles, leather, rawhide and fur products containing skin-sensitive substances, based on proposals submitted by France and Sweden. Public consultation. The proposed proposal covers substances that are skin sensitizers in categories 1, 1A or 1B in Annex VI of the CLP Regulation. The comment period ends on December 19, 2019.
The proposal involves the following products: any clothing, related accessories and items other than clothing, such as sheets and blankets, that come into contact with the skin under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use , upholstery (fabric-covered chairs, armchairs and sofas, car seats, etc.), cushion covers, bathrobes, towels, reusable diapers and sanitary napkins, sleeping bags, yarns and fabrics for end consumers , bags (such as handbags, backpacks, briefcases), carpets, mats, fashion accessories (such as watch straps, necklaces, bracelets, etc.) and footwear (including insoles).
The concentration limits of sensitizing substances are recommended as follows:
*Mainly includes category 1, 1A or 1B skin listed in Annex 6 of the CLP Regulation Sensitizer substances or substances involved in skin sensitization.
Products exempted from the proposal include: jewelry, eyeglasses and sunglasses, curtains, textile lampshades and wall decorations, stuffing materials for chairs, armchairs and sofas, second-hand items, “About Items within the scope of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (2016/425/EU), items related to medical devices within the scope of the Medical Devices Regulation (2017/745/EU) and items that are not in contact with the human body under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. Parts of footwear that come into contact with skin (e.g. soles).
The European Commission (EC) will decide whether to adopt restrictive measures on skin-sensitive substances in textiles, leather, rawhide and fur after the public consultation is completed and based on the submitted materials. , and incorporate it into Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH).
