Phenol-formaldehyde Resins Group

These substances were identified for action under the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). This screening assessment focuses on 8 substances referred to collectively as the Phenol-formaldehyde Resins Group.

• Summary of publications
• Timelines
• Background

Summary of publications

Substance group	CAS RN	Acronym	DSL name	Public comments on the draft screening assessment	Final screening assessment	Proposed conclusion on section 64 criteria	Follow-up activities
Phenol-formaldehyde Resins Group	9003-35-4	PFR	Phenol, polymer with formaldehyde	HTML	HTML	Does not meet	None planned at this time
	25085-50-1	t-BPF	Formaldehyde, polymer with 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol
	26022-00-4	pC-BPA-tBPF	Formaldehyde, polymer with 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[phenol] and 4-methylphenol
	32610-77-8	TETA-PF	Formaldehyde, polymer with N,N'-bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine and phenol
	54579-44-1	BPA-tBPF	Formaldehyde, polymer with 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol and 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[phenol]
	55185-45-0	oC-A-PF	Formaldehyde, polymer with ammonia, 2-methylphenol and phenol
	67700-42-9	CNSL-PF	Cashew, nutshell liq., polymer with formaldehyde and phenol
	71832-81-0	NaPS-BPSF	Benzenesulfonic acid, hydroxy-, monosodium salt, polymer with formaldehyde and 4,4'-sulfonylbis[phenol]

Timelines

Date	Activity
December 12, 2020	Publication of the final screening assessment. The related notice was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I: Vol. 154, No. 50.
April 6, 2019	Publication and start of 60-day public comment period on the draft screening assessment.  The related notice was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I: Vol. 153, No. 14.

Background

These 8 substances were previously evaluated under the second phase of polymer rapid screening, but were classified as requiring further assessment due to their potential human health risk on the basis of structural alerts and/or uses associated with significant consumer exposure.