HSE Draft Recommendation for UK REACH
On 4th November 2025, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) opened a public consultation on their draft recommendation for the addition of three chemical substances to the authorisation list of UK REACH:
- Tetraethyllead (TEL), used in aviation fuel
- DOTE, used as heat stabilisers in plastic, mainly PVC; and
- Reaction mass of DOTE and MOTE, which may be used in place of DOTE.
This is the third such proposal since the UK left the EU in January 2020. It follows previous HSE recommendations made in 2023 for Diisohexyl phthalate (DIHxP) and in 2021 for Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) and Disodium octaborate.
Stakeholders are invited to submit comments no later than the 4 February 2026, via the following links:
- https://consultations.hse.gov.uk/crd-reach/recommendation-annex-14-011/ (DOTE)
- https://consultations.hse.gov.uk/crd-reach/recommendation-annex-14-014/ (reaction mass of DOTE and MOTE)
- https://consultations.hse.gov.uk/crd-reach/recommendation-annex-14-013/ (TEL)
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