October 16, 2015
EUROPEAN UNION - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has issued opinions on four active substance approvals and three non-approvals under the Biocidal Products Regulations (BPR).
The substance details are:
- PHMB (1600; 1.8) [CAS# 27083-27-8; 32289-58-0]
Approval opinions:
- Product type 2 (disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals)
- Product type 3 (veterinary hygiene)
- Product type 4 (food and feed area)
- Product type 11 (preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems)
Non-approval opinions:
- Product type 1 (human hygiene)
- Product type 6 (preservatives for products during storage)
- Product type 9 (fiber, leather, rubber and polymerized materials preservatives)