Highlights from February BPC meeting

Highlights from February BPC meeting

ECHA/NR/26/13

ECHA's Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) adopted six opinions on active substances and two on Union authorisations.

Helsinki, 4 March 2026 - The BPC, in its February meeting, adopted the following opinions on active substances:

• supporting the approval of ethanol for product-types 1 (human hygiene), 2 (disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals) and 4 (food and feed area);
• not supporting the approval of DMDMH for product-types 6 (preservatives for products during storage) and 13 (working or cutting fluid preservatives); and
• supporting the renewal of Hydrochloric acid for product-type 2.

The committee adopted the following two opinions supporting Union authorisations for:

• biocidal product family containing C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) for the following product-types:
  • 6 - preservatives for products during storage;
  • 11 - preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems;
  • 12 - slimicides; and
  • 13 - working or cutting fluid preservatives.

• biocidal product family containing Peracetic acid for product-type 3 (veterinary hygiene).

More information about the committee's conclusions is available in the annex. The European Commission together with the EU Member States will take the final decisions based on the BPC's opinions.

Listen also to our Safer Chemicals Podcast with the BPC Chair Joost van Galen.

The committee met from 23 to 25 February 2025. The adopted opinions will be available on ECHA's website soon. The next meeting will take place from 25 to 29 May 2026

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