Release time\uff1a2024-09-30<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On September 20, 2024, the European Union published in its Official Journal the Restrictions of REACH Regulation (Annex 17), amending Regulation (EU) 2024\/2462, adding a new Article 79 on the control of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and related substances. The regulation will automatically become mandatory in member states 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. It is binding in its entirety and directly applicable to all member states. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has compiled a non-exhaustive list of PFHxA, its salts, and related substances. CTI Testing has launched a 10,000-item PFAS screening service that covers the substances on the list, helping companies address the new regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Substance Information<\/strong> Main Restriction Requirements<\/strong>
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) and its salts and related substances:
(a) Compounds having a linear or branched C5<\/sub>F11<\/sub>-type perfluoropentyl group attached to a carbon atom; or
(b) Compounds having a linear or branched C6<\/sub>F13<\/sub>-perfluorohexyl group.
The following substances are not included:
(a) C6<\/sub>F14<\/sub>;
(b) C6<\/sub>F13<\/sub>-C(=O)OH, C6<\/sub>F13<\/sub>-C(=O)O-X\u2032 or C6<\/sub>F13<\/sub>-CF2<\/sub>-X\u2032 (where X\u2032 = any group, including salts);
(c) any substance containing a C6<\/sub>F13<\/sub>-perfluoroalkyl group directly attached to an oxygen atom on a non-terminal carbon atom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
REACH Annex XVII, Item 79 main limit requirements: PFHxA and its salts in homogeneous materials <25ppb, the sum of PFHxA-related substances <1000ppb. The main regulated products and effective dates are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n