UK REACH Candidate List Updated
The UK REACH has been updated as of the 15th June 2026 – the first update since the end of the Brexit transition period. All substances are also listed on the EU REACH Candidate List, included post 2020, but it is a subset – not all substances. Details of the substances included are as follows:
- 2,2′,6,6′-tetrabromo-4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol (TBBPA)
- 2,2-bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol (BMP); 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol, tribromo derivative/3-bromo-2,2-bis(bromomethyl)-1-propanol (TBNPA); 2,3-dibromo-1-propanol (2,3-DBPA)
- 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde and its individual stereoisomers (Lysmeral)
- 2-(dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one (Omnirad)
- 6,6′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-methylenedi-p-cresol (DBMC)
- 6-[(C10-C13)-alkyl-(branched, unsaturated)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl]hexanoic acid (Tetra-PSCA)
- Barium diboron tetraoxide
- Bis(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)ether (tetraglyme)
- Bis(?,?-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide
- Dioctyltin dilaurate, stannane, dioctyl-, bis(coco acyloxy) derivatives., and any other stannane, dioctyl-, bis(fatty acyloxy) derivatives. wherein C12 is the predominant carbon number of the fatty acyloxy moiety (DOTL)
- Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide
- N-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide
- Orthoboric acid, sodium salt
- Reactive Brown 51:Tetra(sodium/potassium) 7-[(E)-{2-acetamido-4-[(E)-(4-{[4-chloro-6-({2-[(4-fluoro-6-{[4-(vinylsulfonyl)phenyl]amino}-1,3,5-triazine-2- yl)amino]propyl}amino)-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl]amino}-5-sulfonato-1-naphthyl)diazenyl]-5- methoxyphenyl}diazenyl]-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonate
- Tris(2-methoxyethoxy)vinylsilane
Suppliers in the UK have the following obligations for these substances:
- duty to communicate information on substances in articles
- notification of substances in articles
- duty to communicate information on substances in mixtures
- duty to communicate information on substances
Full details can be found on the HSE’s website.