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Diss Factsheets

Manufacture, use & exposure

Consumer Uses

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Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 35: Washing and cleaning products
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no

Consumer uses

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Regulatory status:
use of the substance in mixtures below the concentration limit specified in REACH Art. 56(6)
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 0: Other: anticaking agent
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
ERC8e: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 35: Washing and cleaning products
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no

Consumer uses

Regulatory status:
other: use of the substance in food/feedingstuffs
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
ERC8e: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 0: Other: food and feedstuff
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
as such
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Consumer uses

Regulatory status:
use in cosmetics products

Referenceopen allclose all

Use name:
Formulation and/or re-packing of the substance
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC2: Formulation into mixture
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Process category (PROC):
PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
Process category (PROC):
PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
Process category (PROC):
PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
Process category (PROC):
PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
Product category formulated:
PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
PC 9b: Fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay
PC 20: Products such as ph-regulators, flocculants, precipitants, neutralisation agents
PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
PC 28: Perfumes, fragrances
PC 29: Pharmaceuticals
PC 30: Photo-chemicals
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
PC 0: Other: food/feedstuffs, solvent,
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
as such
in a mixture
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR
Manufacture name:
Distribution of the substance
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC1: Manufacture of the substance
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR
Manufacture name:
Manufacture of the substance
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC1: Manufacture of the substance
Process category (PROC):
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR
Use name:
Industrial use of the substance in cosmetic products
Regulatory status:
use in cosmetics products
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC4: Use of non-reactive processing aid at industrial site (no inclusion into or onto article)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC6b: Use of reactive processing aid at industrial site (no inclusion into or onto article)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
Process category (PROC):
PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
Process category (PROC):
PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
Product category used:
PC 28: Perfumes, fragrances
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Sector of end use:
SU 0: Other: Formulation [mixing] of preparations and/or re-packaging of cosmetic products
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
as such
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant for this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR
Use name:
Professional use of the substance in cosmetic products
Regulatory status:
use in cosmetics products
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
Process category (PROC):
PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
Process category (PROC):
PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
Process category (PROC):
PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
Product category used:
PC 28: Perfumes, fragrances
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Sector of end use:
SU 0: Other: Formulation [mixing] of preparations and/or re-packaging of cosmetic products
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
as such
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
Product category (PC):
PC 28: Perfumes, fragrances
Product category (PC):
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
as such
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 28: Perfumes, fragrances
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Pattern of exposure:
continuous / frequent

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 9b: Fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 35: Washing and cleaning products
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no

Consumer uses

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Regulatory status:
use of the substance in mixtures below the concentration limit specified in REACH Art. 56(6)
Reference
Name:
(+)-tartaric acid
Type of composition:
legal entity composition of the substance
State / form:
liquid
Reference substance:
(+)-tartaric acid
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 0: Other: anticaking agent
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes

Consumer uses

Regulatory status:
use in cosmetics products
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
Product category (PC):
PC 28: Perfumes, fragrances
Product category (PC):
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
as such
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 9b: Fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes

Consumer uses

Regulatory status:
other: use of the substance as food additive
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 0: Other: food/foodstuffs and beverage
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
as such
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Consumer uses

Regulatory status:
use in cosmetics products
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Product category (PC):
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no

Consumer uses

Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes