A coalition of environmental, consumer and union safety organisations has published a ‘Substitute It Now!’ list of ‘high concern’ chemicals. The aim of the ‘SIN List’ is to speed up implementation of REACH, the new EU chemicals law, by encouraging companies to make sound substitution decisions. The SIN List 1.0 includes nearly 300 chemicals such as formaldehyde, benzene, asbestos and dozens of other industrial carcinogens, reproductive hazards and highly dangerous toxins. On 18 September 2008, the SIN List 1.0 was presented to more than 70 multinational companies at a high-profile conference in Brussels.

Substitution 1.0 – the art of delivering toxic-free products, ChemSec, 2008. Risks 375.