Highlights from October MSC meeting

ECHA/NR/24/26

Helsinki, 16 October 2024 - In its October meeting, the Member State Committee (MSC) agreed to identify triphenyl phosphate as a substance of very high concern, SVHC, because of its endocrine disrupting properties in the environment. ECHA will add the substance to the Candidate List in early November. 

The committee unanimously approved an alternative method, the non-vertebrate Hyalella Azteca test, HYBIT, to be used as the standard information requirement under REACH where applicable. This recently published OECD Test Guideline 321 assesses the bioaccumulation potential of substances in aquatic environments. It is based on non-vertebrate aquatic organisms and replaces testing on fish. Using the test as the default is another step towards reducing testing on vertebrate animals.

The MSC also discussed the review of the prioritisation approach for substances to be included in the Authorisation List and will continue the debate in its December meeting.

Read more in the meeting minutes.