Banned arylamines related to azo dyes

28 substances are listed in Appendix 2

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Comments: Azo dyes that are degradable to carcinogenic arylamines should not be present in products. Various

Carcinogenic. Some are allergenic. Arylamines can form part of the molecular structure of a dye. Certain azo dyes can form the listed banned arylamines. Constituent of dyes. Dyeing and printing.

Dyes that can release one of the banned aromatic amines may not be used. See Appendix 2 for a description of banned arylamines.

Legal background:

Test method: Legal limit in textile and leather articles: 0.003% by weight (30 mg/kg) per each of the arylamine breakdown products in the dyed parts of the article, which may come into direct and prolonged contact with the human skin or oral cavity. Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), entry 43.

From 1 November 2020, 4-chloro-o-toluidinium chloride, 2-Naphthylammoniumacetate, 4-methoxy-m-phenylene diammonium sulphate, 2,4-diaminoanisole sulphate and 2,4,5-trimethylaniline hydrochloride will have a restriction limit of 30 mg/kg in clothing, related accessories, textiles other than clothing in skin contact, or footwear (CMR fast track) according to Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), entry 72. The CMR fast track restriction does not apply to clothing, related accessories, textiles other than clothing, or footwear within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 (PPE).

Several arylamines are listed on the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorization of the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH).

Prop 65: Several arylamines are known to the State of California to cause cancer. Safe Harbor Limit: NSRL 0.001-110 µg/day. No information on settlements.

EN ISO 14362-1, -3 (textile) EN ISO 17234-1, -2 (leather) (methods specified in REACH Annex XVII, Appendix 10)

LOQ: 20 mg/kg (per each of the arylamine breakdown products).