Reach Testing

REACH (REGULATION concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) is an EU regulation for the preventive management of all chemicals entering its market. It was officially implemented on June 1, 2007.

reach testing is a chemical test. Products exported to the EU need to undergo REACH testing. If the product is exported to the EU and other countries, it is necessary to pay attention to the safety and environmental protection of the materials. The REACH testing in EU countries has stipulated requirements. The REACH testing is to analyze the chemical components in the product material to see if the relevant harmful substances exceed the standard!

According to the EU REACH regulations, companies need to submit registration to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for chemical substances (substances themselves, substances in mixtures or substances intentionally released in articles) whose annual production or import volume in the EU exceeds 1 ton in the EU. Otherwise, the company will not be allowed to continue to manufacture, import or sell the chemical within the EU. In addition, the regulations for some registered substances also stipulate the need to continue to perform evaluation, notification/authorization, and restriction obligations.
1. Registration: All chemical substances with an annual production or import volume of more than 1 ton need to be registered. Substances with an annual production or import volume of more than 10 tons should also submit a chemical safety report.
2. Evaluation: including archival evaluation and material evaluation. File evaluation is to verify the completeness and consistency of the registration dossier submitted by the company; substance evaluation is to confirm the risk of chemical substances harming human health and the environment.
3. Authorization: Authorize the production and import of chemical substances that have certain hazardous characteristics and attract great attention, including CMR, PBT, vPvB, etc. [Annex XIV of the REACH regulations is a list of substances that require authorization. Enterprises need to apply for authorization for substances listed in Annex XIV of the REACH regulations before they can use them. Substances requiring authorization are evaluated and screened from the authorization candidate list. The candidate list of the substances requiring authorization is called the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) list. This list is not listed in the annex to the REACH regulations. There are currently 209 substances in the SVHC list. 】
4. Restriction: If it is considered that the manufacture, placing on the market or use of a certain substance, preparation or article results in risks to human health and the environment that cannot be adequately controlled, its production or import in the EU will be restricted. [Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation sets out restrictions on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain hazardous substances, mixtures and articles, which is called the Restricted Substances List]

REACH certification, chemicals are divided into three categories: substances, mixtures, and articles.
substance : refers to chemical elements and their compounds in their natural state (existing) or obtained through the production process, including additives necessary to maintain their stability and impurities generated during processing, but excluding separable solvents that will not affect the stability of the substance or change its composition.
mixture : refers to a mixture or solution composed of two or more substances. This mixture is artificially mixed by the manufacturer according to a certain proportion, such as color masterbatch, additive masterbatch, etc.
items: refers to objects that obtain a specific shape, appearance or design during the manufacturing process. The chemical composition of these shapes, appearances and designs determines their functionality.
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1 for a substance or a substance in a mixture
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3 Under the REACH regulations, all companies that produce or import chemical substances greater than 1 ton/year into the EU need to register the chemical substances they produce or import with the European Chemicals Agency.
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5 Substance in article
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7 Since items may contain substances of very high concern (SVHC) specified in the REACH regulations, they are subject to compliance assessment obligations. That is, items in the EU or imported into the EU market need to undergo SVHC testing to determine whether the items contain SVHC substances, and subsequent response steps will be determined based on the test results.
8 If an article contains an SVHC substance and the content exceeds 0.1% of the entire product, and the annual export volume of the substance exceeds 1 ton (both conditions must be met at the same time), the product meets the notification requirements, and the company must notify ECHA.
9 If an article contains intentionally released substances (such as air fresheners, erasers), and the amount in the article is greater than 1 ton/year, these substances will also be subject to (pre-)registration obligations. 0

testing solutions: Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) testing, REACH Annex XVII testing

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