EU Proposes Ban on Three POP Chemicals

BAAR, Switzerland - Dec. 12, 2025 - PRLog -- SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS summarizing the EU's consultation on three draft laws to revise its legislation on persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

The proposed listing of chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC-PFCAs) (and its related salts and compounds), under Regulation (EU) 2019/2012, was the subject of three European Commission consultations announced on November 21, 2025. Regulation (EU) 2019/2012 is known as the POP Recast Regulation, enacted to protect human health and the environment by restricting or banning harmful substances.

Definitions for the three chemicals have been included in the draft regulation:
- 'MCCPs' are defined as substances or mixtures containing linear C14-17 chloroalkanes with the following formulae:
1) C14H(30-y)Cly, where y ≥ 5
2) C15H(32-y)Cly, where y ≥ 5
3) C16H(34-y)Cly, where y ≥ 6
4) C17H(36-y)Cly, where y ≥ 6
- 'C9-21 PFCAs' means linear and branched PFCAs with the formula CnF2n+1COOH, where 8 ≤ n ≤ 20
- 'C9-21 PFCA-related compounds' are substances that may degrade or transform into C9-21 PFCAs

Unintentional trace contaminant values (UTC) have been set for the three POP chemicals. Consultations are open for the draft regulations until December 19, 2025, with adoption expected to take effect in the second quarter of 2026.

SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulatory changes that could impact their business. SafeGuardS 175.25 includes a useful table with further information on the scope, uses and proposed effective dates.

Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the original SafeGuardS 175.25 for more details.

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