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EU Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF) Ban Becomes Permanent Regional Contacts
Further to Sparkle Volumeng temporary ban on products
containing dimethyl fumarate (DMF) now becomes permanent through a further amendment
Asia Pacific
to REACH Annex XVII by Regulation (EU) No 412/2012.
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The maximum limit for DMF remains at 0.1 mg/kg of the weight of the product or part of the
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Dimethyl fumarate (CAS No 624-49-7, EC No 210-849-0) has been used as a fungicide to
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prevent mould-growth on leather goods, such as furniture, footwear and leather accessories;
typically added in small pouches from which DMF evaporates and impregnates the leather.
Europe, Africa, Middle East
However DMF can also penetrate through clothing onto consumers’ skin where it may cause
sensitization and painful skin contact dermatitis. The symptoms of which can include itching,
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irritation, redness, burns and in severe cases acute respiratory difficulties have been
reported. The sensitization is permanent and this type of dermatitis has been particularly
difficult to treat. Injuries involving furniture and footwear have been reported in France,
Poland, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Hence the presence of DMF was considered to pose a serious risk and products containing it
were banned from being placed on the EU market by an emergency rolling temporary ban,
initiated by Decision 2009/251/EC. This followed national restrictions in Belgium, Spain and
France along with reported incidents linked to DMF in many other EU Member States. The
original restrictions were taken under the fast-track provisions in Article 13 of the General
Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, which remained valid for a maximum of 12 months and
have been continually renewed until these permanent restrictions.
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EU Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF) Ban Becomes Permanent