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.

Reference Links

• K-REACH: South Korea Finalizes Criteria for the Designation of Candidate Substances Subject to Authorization
• South Korea Solicits Opinions on Hazard Assessment Results under K-REACH
• 17,263 Substances Pre-registered under K-REACH

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