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EU REACH regulations limit control requirements
On December 7, 2013, (EU) No 1272/2013 was issued, revised REACH Annex XVII on PAHs restrictions, and expanded the control of PAHs (Bap, Bep, BaA, CHR, BbFA, BjFA, BkFA, DBAhA) to consumer products. This requirement will take effect on December 27, 2015.
German GS certification requirements
The mandatory control of PAHs under the GS mark began on April 1, 2008. The Atav required that all GS-approved products must meet the relevant requirements for the 16 PAHs concerned by the US EPA.
In 2011, Germany released ZEK01.4-08, updated the testing requirements for PAHs, added controls for benzo[j]fluoranthene and benzo[e]pyrene, and increased the PAHs control list from 16 to 18 items. ZEK01.4-08 will take effect on July 1, 2012. German Product Safety Commission (AfPs)
On August 4, 2014, a new document on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) certified by the GS mark was adopted, and the PAHs requirements were substantially revised. The new requirements will take effect on July 1, 2015, replacing the current PAHs requirements (ZEK01.4-08).
PAHs are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are linear, hornlike or agglomerated compounds composed of two to seven unequal benzene rings. PAHs are mainly caused by incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds or during the use of fossil fuels. For example, coal, oil, wood, garbage, and other organic substances generate PAHs in the event of incomplete combustion. The original source is petroleum. Residual tar in the refining process, so the coal tar, petroleum, charcoal, crude oil, asphalt, mineral oil, lubricating oil, electrolytic solution and dyes may also find these substances; in addition, the plastic and rubber materials in the electronic products contain PAHs. High-risk materials.
Through long-term research and related data, it is shown that if people are exposed to PAHs for a long time, they will have carcinogenicity. It was initially thought that PAHs could invade human organs through the human respiratory tract, which in turn had an impact on health. Later experiments further showed that PAHs can be transferred into the body through human skin. When accumulated to a certain concentration, PAHs can adversely affect health. And cosmetics, skin creams and other similar substances will exacerbate this effect. Each of the 18 regulated compounds of PAHs has or may have carcinogenicity, of which benzopyrene, which has been shown to be carcinogenic, is the most representative and is therefore listed separately as one of the reference indicators.
In 2011, the German Safety Technology Certification Center (ZLS) decided to amend the PAHs requirements and formally announced the document ZEK 01.4-08, expanding the number of PAH items to be tested for GS certification from 16 to 18.
All issued GS certificates (including OEM certificates), if not updated according to the resolution ZEK 01.4-08, will be cancelled on July 1, 2013.
No. Chinese Name English Name CAS
1
Naphthalene (NAP)* Naphthalene (NAP)* 91-20-3
2
Acetylene (ANY) Acenaphthylene (ANY) 208-96-8
3
Acenaphthene (ANA) 83-32-9
4
FLU Fluorene (FLU) 86-73-7
5
PHE Phenanthrene (PHE) 31055
6
蒽 (ANT ) Anthracene (ANT) 120-12-7
7
Fluoranthene (FLT) Fluoranthene (FLT) 206-44-0
8
芘(PYR) Pyrene (PYR) 129-00-0
9
Benzoate (BaA) Benz(a)anthracene (BaA) 56-55-3
10
CHR Chrysene (CHR) 218-01-9
11
Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF) Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF) 205-99-2
12
Benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkF) 207-08-9 Benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkF)
13
Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) 50-32-8
14
Indene (1,2,3-cd) 芘 (IPY) Indeno (1,2,3-cd)pyrene (IPY) 193-39-5
15
Dibenzo(a,h) oxime (DBA)
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene (DBA)
53-70-3