Risk management action milestones for Batch 1 chemical substances

The chemical substances listed below are from Batch 1 of the Challenge initiative, and these substances have met the criteria of section 64 (c) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The tables below compile the proposed risk management actions for health and the environment and provide the current status and any updated information for these proposed actions. For the complete wording of these proposed actions, please refer to the risk management approach documents listed in the summary of Batch 1 substances and publications.

Batch 1

CAS RN 75-56-9
Common name: Methyloxirane
Authority Risk management actions Most recent milestone
Canada Consumer Product Safety Act Instrument to minimize releases from paint strippers, aerosol paints and similar consumer products. After product testing, where methyloxirane was not found at detectable levels, this risk management action is no longer considered necessary.
CEPA 1999 Significant New Activity provision. SNAc order published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on December 21, 2011.
CEPA 1999 Periodic market surveillance of paint strippers, aerosol paints and similar consumer products. Approach revised following product testing. In development.
Food and Drugs Act (foods) Use in food packaging will be reviewed with future submissions. In effect as of July 2008.
Food and Drugs Act (therapeutic products) Chemical substitution requested if an application for a Drug Identification Number for a hard surface disinfectant is filed. In effect as of July 2008.
Food and Drugs Act (therapeutic products) Removal from the list of non-medicinal ingredients of the Disinfectant Drugs Guidance document. In development.
Food and Drugs Act (natural health products) Removal from the Natural Health Products Directorate Database. In effect as of July 2008.
Food and Drugs Act (cosmetics) Addition to Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has been updated.
CAS RNs 91-08-7, 584-84-9 & 26471-62-5
Common name: TDIs
Authority Risk management actions Most recent milestone
CEPA 1999 Regulations or release guidelines that would prescribe maximum TDIs concentrations at air stack exhaust.

A final notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of TDIs was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on February 16, 2019.

This notice replaces the P2 planning notice for TDIs used in the polyurethane and other foam sector (published in November 2011).

CEPA 1999 Investigation of non-foam consumer products containing TDIs. In development.
Food and Drugs Act (foods) Information gathering on residual levels and potential migration of TDI in TDI-based materials. In development.
Food and Drugs Act (foods) Conducting limited testing of TDI levels in specified foods. An assessment of current data satisfies this commitment. No further action is planned.
Food and Drugs Act (foods) Evaluation of future submissions for the use of TDI in food packaging materials. In effect as of July 2008.
Food and Drugs Act (cosmetics) Addition to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has been updated.
CAS No. 91-20-3
Common Name: Naphthalene
Authority Risk management actions Most recent milestone
Clean Air Regulatory Agenda Investigation to characterize controllable sources in indoor air. In development.
Pest Control Products Act Re-evaluation of naphthalene as an active ingredient in pest control products in Canada. Request Publication - PMRA (RVD2010-04) Naphthalene
Food and Drugs Act (foods) Continued investigation of the levels of naphthalene in foods. In development.
Food and Drugs Act (foods) Evaluation of future submissions for the use of naphthalene as a solvent in coating of food cans. In effect as of July 2008.
Food and Drugs Act (natural health products) Homeopathic preparations containing naphthalene that have a Drug Identification Number will be given a Natural Product Number. In effect as of July 2008.
Food and Drugs Act (cosmetics) Addition to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has been updated.
CAS RN 106-88-7
Common name: Ethyloxirane
Authority Risk management actions Most recent milestone
CEPA 1999 Significant New Activity provision. SNAc order published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on December 21, 2011.
CAS No. 120-80-9
Common name: Catechol
Authority Risk management actions Most recent milestone
CEPA 1999 Significant New Activity provision. SNAc order published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on December 21, 2011.
CAS No. 123-31-9
Common name: Hydroquinone
Authority Risk management actions Most recent milestone
CEPA 1999 Significant New Activity provision. SNAc Order published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on December 21, 2011.
Food and Drugs Act (natural health products / therapeutic products) Addition to Schedule F of the Food and Drug Regulations, so it can be regulated as a prescription drug. In development.
Food and Drugs Act (cosmetics) Addition to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has been updated.
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