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<\/p>\nOct 30, 2025
\nfrom CIRS
\nby Chemradar<\/p>\n
On October 28, 2025, the European Commission formally adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025\/1482, introducing significant amendments to provisions related to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) under the\u00a0EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU 2019\/1021).<\/p>\n
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Background<\/p>\n
PBDEs, known for their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and toxicity, were listed for elimination under the Stockholm Convention as early as 2009. Despite gradual phase-out in EU production, PBDEs continue to enter new products (e.g., furniture, textiles) through recycled materials. The current regulation permits an unintentional total residual limit of 500 mg\/kg for PBDEs in mixtures or articles. On July 24, 2025, the European Commission proposed a revision to significantly tighten concentration limits for brominated flame retardants (PBDEs) and submitted it to the European Parliament and Council for review. The amendment was officially published in the EU Official Journal on October 28, 2025.<\/p>\n
Key Revisions<\/p>\n
Under the new rules, the total concentration limits for tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-, and decabromodiphenyl ethers (collectively PBDEs) in mixtures or articles will be substantially tightened:<\/p>\n
1. General products<\/strong> (excluding food contact materials)<\/strong><\/p>\n The combined limit for the five PBDEs is reduced from 500 mg\/kg to 10 mg\/kg, effective immediately.<\/p>\n 2. Recycled material products<\/strong><\/p>\n Transitional arrangements apply:<\/p>\n 3. Toys and child care articles<\/strong> (e.g., seats, sleep, feeding, hygiene, and mobility products)<\/strong><\/p>\n Regardless of recycled material use:<\/p>\n 4. Food contact materials<\/strong><\/p>\n Exempt from this regulation but must comply with food-grade regulations (EU) 10\/2011 and (EU) 2022\/1616, where PBDEs are prohibited in principle.<\/p>\n The revised regulation will enter into force on\u00a0November 17, 2025. Companies exporting relevant products to the EU should immediately audit their supply chains and conduct PBDE screenings to avoid trade barriers.<\/p>\n About\u00a0CIRS<\/p>\n CIRS\u00a0Group is a leading provider of comprehensive regulatory compliance services and solutions for chemicals, cosmetics, food and food-related products, agrochemicals, and medical devices. Its chemical team consists of experts with extensive knowledge in chemistry, toxicology, environmental science, and related fields. They are well-versed in various international regulations, including but not limited to EU REACH, CLP, GHS, TSCA, and K-REACH.\u00a0Our chemical compliance services in the EU cover:<\/p>\n If you need any assistance or have any questions, please get in touch with us via\u00a0service@cirs-group.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Further Information<\/strong><\/p>\n OJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We have launched a LinkedIn newsletter to keep you up to date on the latest developments across the chemical industry including food and FCMs and personal and home care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oct 30, 2025 from CIRS by Chemradar On October 28, 2025, the European Commission formally adopted Delegated Regulation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[92661,2000,299,5187,1699,12866,173485,173483,173484],"class_list":{"0":"post-537029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-chemical","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-european","12":"tag-european-union","13":"tag-flame","14":"tag-pbdes","15":"tag-pops","16":"tag-retardants"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115461753078858999","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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