Canada | DSL Amendment – Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate

On August 17, 2022, the Government of Canada published an Order to amend the Domestic Substances List (DSL) to update the following listing to accommodate the designation of a NEW Significant New Activity (SNAc) in relation to Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate.

The departments collected and considered information from multiple sources to inform the screening assessment conclusion that calcium 2-ethylhexanoate does not meet any of the criteria set out in section 64 of CEPA. The assessment also determined that calcium 2-ethylhexanoate has properties of concern that could lead to a risk to human health if exposure levels were to increase due to certain new activities. 

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