Aug. 19th, 2022

Industrial Chemical

K-REACH: South Korea to Update Hazard Assessment Results of New Chemical Substances

On July 22, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued the NIER Announcement No.2022-317, seeking public comments on the updates of the hazard assessment results of new chemical substances registered under K-REACH. These registered substances were issued with English chemical name, CAS number., corresponding hazard properties, classification and labelling information, as well as the determination of whether it is classified as a toxic chemical substance. The public consultation ended on August 11, 2022. The proposed updates include:
  • Adding 51 substances (Given No.2022-172~2022-223) as new chemical substances with the corresponding hazard assessment results, none of which is toxic;
  • Updating the hazard properties, classification and labelling information of 32 new chemical substances that were previously assessed and registered under K-REACH; and
  • Updating chemical names of 5 new chemical substances (Given No.2019-144, 2019-178, 2019-179, 2020-203, 2022-21).
The list of these substances can be accessed here. [Read more at ChemLinked]

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