SCCP Testing
Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP) is normally used as leather coating, plasticizer in PVC and chlorinated rubber, flame retardant in plastic & textiles. It was identified as a POP substance, and added to the prohibited list of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 by the Regulation (EU) No 519/2012 amendment of 19 June 2012. The amendment restricts the substances or mixtures containing equal to or more than 1% SCCP. It also bans articles containing SCCP from 11th Jan 2013.
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