Recital (29)

To avoid situations where one hazardous bisphenol is replaced with another that might be equally harmful, ECHA assessed available evidence of bisphenols as a group. To protect people and the environment, ECHA concluded that 34 bisphenols would need further regulatory risk management as part of Union chemicals legislation as they might interfere with endocrine systems and affect reproduction. That number could change as more information is generated for those bisphenols and others where currently available evidence is inconclusive. Given that toys are aimed at a highly vulnerable group that should be protected from the exposure to harmful bisphenols, those 34 bisphenols identified by ECHA should not be present in toys. Some of those bisphenols are subject to harmonised classification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as toxic for reproduction or as endocrine disruptors. Therefore, they are already covered by the generic prohibition on harmful chemicals in toys set out in this Regulation. It is necessary to prohibit the presence of the remaining bisphenols identified by ECHA but not already covered by other provisions of this Regulation prohibiting their use. When new information becomes available, the provisions of this Regulation concerning bisphenols should be updated.