UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum (CSF)
Work programme
One key outcome of the 2004 review of the UK Chemicals Strategy and the Stakeholder Forum was how to consider chemicals of concern more quickly since the existing programme was not felt to be adequate in this respect. This led to the idea of considering chemicals in groups and placing even more onus on the chemical industry to provide data and where appropriate consider taking voluntary action to reduce impacts on the environment. The question therefore arose as to the most effective manner in which chemicals might be grouped to maximise the rate at which they can be considered. The issue of grouping chemicals of concern was posed by the UK CSF to the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances who identified nine groups of chemicals.
In October 2004 the UK CSF selected two groups for priority action, ‘phenols and cresols’ and ‘fats and oil based complex substances’, which comprised over twenty chemicals for consideration. With the work on these two groups underway the Forum selected the second two groups for action at its meeting on 12 April 2005. The two groups identified were brominated flame retardants and plastics additives. At the twenty-second meeting, 11 October 2005, the Forum selected a further two groups for consideration - fragrances (and their intermediates) and aromatic amines. The Forum decided to await further progress on the CONCAWE (Conservation of Clean Air and Water in Europe) voluntary programme on hydrocarbons before considering this group.
- The distribution of the chemicals in groups
(55 KB) - The current progress being made on chemicals in groups (131 KB)
All the Forum's agendas, minutes and papers are published.
The Forum issues statements on chemicals which it has considered in detail and which are considered to be a risk. So far the forum has issued statements on:
- Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)
- Nonylphenols, octylphenols and their ethoxylates
- MCCPs - medium chain chlorinated paraffins
Page last modified:
5 October 2006
Page published 4 December 2002