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K-BPR: Safety check will be required when using lubricants
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The Ministry of Environment in South Korea plans to include lubricants in the list of products subject to safety checks. 39 consumer products have been listed in K-BPR that will need safety checks. The draft amendment proposed to include lubricants under the 'coatings' category. Once this draft is approved and implemented, lubricants manufacturers and importers should obtain a certificate of effectiveness and efficacy.
Moreover, the amendment bans the following five substances in lubricants:
- vinyl chloride;
- tetrachloroethylene;
- trichloroethylene;
- dichloromethane; and
- ethylene dichloride.
Further, it restricts the following substances:
- formaldehyde – 70 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) or less;
- acetaldehyde – 50mg/kg or less;
- benzene – less than 10mg/kg;
- bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate – 800mg/kg or less;
- naphthalene – 100mg/kg or less; and
- nickel – 100mg/kg or less.
Last updates: 2021-04-16
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