On 15 Jan 2019, The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) added 6 new substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List. Therefore, there are total 197 SVHCs in candidate list.
Below table lists out 6 newly Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) with their SVHC properties:
| Substance Name | EC number | CAS Number | SVHC property |
| 2,2-bis(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpentane | 401-720-1 | 6807-17-6 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 205-916-6 | 207-08-9 | Carcinogenic (Article 57a)PBT (Article 57d)vPvB (Article 57e) |
| Fluoranthene | 205-912-4 | 206-44-0 | PBT (Article 57d)vPvB (Article 57e) |
| Phenanthrene | 201-581-5 | 85-01-8 | vPvB (Article 57e) |
| Pyrene | 204-927-3 | 129-00-0 | PBT (Article 57d)vPvB (Article 57e) |
| 1,7,7-trimethyl-3-(phenylmethylene)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one | 239-139-9 | 15087-24-8 | Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment) |
Please refer to the ECHA website for more details: https://www.echa.europa.eu/-/six-new-substances-added-to-the-candidate-list
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