2024-04-10 08:05:02
Triphenylphosphate is used as a flame retardant and/or plasticizer for many uses: polymer preparations, adhesives, sealants, textiles, building materials, electronic equipment such as computers, cosmetics, personal care products. This substance also appears as an impurity in many other organophosphate flame retardants. It is frequently found inside homes.
Triphenylphosphate, an endocrine disruptor present in the environment
As part of the National Strategy on Endocrine Disruptors, ANSES assessed the endocrine disruption potential of triphenylphosphate. On the basis of available scientific data, the Agency has established that this substance meets all the hazard criteria to be defined as an endocrine disruptor according to the WHO definition and the 2013 recommendations of the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission, namely:
Endocrine activity and more precisely estrogenic, androgenic and/or steroidogenic activity clearly demonstrated at the same time in vitro et alive in fish; Adverse effects altering the fertility and reproductive capacity of fish; A biologically plausible link between endocrine activity and the aforementioned harmful effects.
Triphenylphosphate can thus lead to severe effects for fish and potentially other animals, and alter the survival of species naturally present in the environment.
Adverse effects on fish reproduction have been observed at concentrations that may exist in the environment. Furthermore, available data show that triphenylphosphate is detected in wildlife but also in human biological fluids, combined with other organophosphate products contained in flame retardants. These co-exposures are an additional concern.
The endocrine disrupting properties of triphenylphosphate present a sufficient level of concern to identify it as a substance of very high concern (SVHC) under the REACH regulation.
This identification aims to better regulate the uses of this chemical substance in the European Union. It makes it possible to recognize this dangerous property from a regulatory point of view, which must therefore be taken into account in the risk assessment carried out by manufacturers to define the conditions for safe use of the substance. In addition, this regulatory recognition would result in the obligation to notify the presence of the substance beyond 0.1% by mass percentage in articles manufactured or imported into Europe and to indicate its presence to users of articles which contain it. more than 0.1%.
Furthermore, in France, since January 1, 2023, the AGEC law provides for information to consumers on the environmental qualities and characteristics of products generating waste, and in particular the presence of dangerous substances. Consequently, the statement “contains a substance of very high concern” must be applied to marketed articles containing an SVHC.
The identification file proposed by ANSES is under public consultation on the website of ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, until April 15.
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