EUchemicals 118d ago

This episode of our Safer Chemicals Podcast focuses on the Biocidal Product Committee’s (BPC) conclusion on the use of the active substance ethanol. The BPC supports its approval for use in hand and general disinfectants (product-types 1, 2 and 4) but does not take a position on whether ethanol should be considered a carcinogenic or reprotoxic substance. Listen to the Committee Chair Joost van Galen telling what led to this opinion, what it means in practice and what will happen next. ECHA’s Biocidal Products Committee meets to prepare scientific opinions for the European Commission on biocidal active substances and on EU-wide authorisations of biocidal products. The Commission takes final decisions based on these opinions. Useful links: ECHA’s Biocides Committee supports approval of ethanol in disinfectants https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-s-biocides-committee-supports-approval-of-ethanol-in-disinfectants Highlights from February Biocidal Products Committee meeting https://echa.europa.eu/-/highlights-from-february-2026-bpc-meeting ************** Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/321VQgE Subscribe to our Safer Chemicals Podcast: https://echa.europa.eu/podcasts Subscribe to our news: https://echa.europa.eu/subscribe Follow us on: *LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-chemicals-agency *X: https://x.com/EU_ECHA *BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/echa.europa.eu *Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EUECHA/ *Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onehealth_eu/ Visit our website: https://echa.europa.eu/ Disclaimer: Subtitles are generated by YouTube automatically. The subtitles are made available “as is” without any additional check by ECHA or a third party as to their accuracy or linguistic correctness. ECHA does not guarantee that the subtitles correctly reflect what is being said in the video. The subtitles may be subject to inaccuracies or misrepresentation due to the inherent limitations of the algorithms used. ECHA accepts no liability in connection with the use of the subtitles. You agree to use the subtitles at your own risk and shall not hold ECHA responsible for damage you or any third party may suffer in connection to their use.