The European Chemicals Agency ECHA has stated that the target, set by the European Commission, of having 136 Substances of
Very High Concern (SVHCs) on the Candidate List by the end of 2012 is likely to be missed.
Currently there are 73 substances on the list but only 13 proposals expected to go forward for consultation around the end of February.
ECHA expects the number to be nearer the 100 mark by the end of the year.
Farnell has collected REACH information on around half a million products and found that approximately 0.5% of them contained an SVHC.
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