The Executive Director varied the terms of the Inventory listing under section 85 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 to clarify the wording of the defined scope of assessment for the following chemical. These changes do not affect the introduction of the chemical.
| CAS number | 98969-19-8 |
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| Chemical Name | Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2-methylpentyl ester |
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| Molecular Formula | C13H18O3 |
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| Defined scope of assessment - previous | The chemical has been assessed: - as imported into Australia at up to 1 tonne per year
- as imported at up to 100% concentration for reformulation into finished end-use products
- as imported in finished end-use products as a component
- for end-use in personal care products (cosmetics) excluding lipsticks and oral care products, laundry and dishwashing products, cleaning and furniture care products, and air care products
- for end use at a concentration of
- up to 0.1% in cosmetics if used by children below 10 years of age
- up to 2% in leave-on cosmetics and fine fragrances when not used by children below 10 years of age
- less than 3% in rinse-off cosmetics when not used by children below 10 years of age
- up to 0.4% in deodorants
- up to 3% in laundry and dishwashing products, cleaning and furniture care products, and air care products
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| Defined scope of assessment as varied | The chemical has been assessed: - as imported into Australia at up to 1 tonne per year
- as imported at up to 100% concentration for reformulation into finished end-use products
- as imported in finished end-use products as a component
- for end-use in laundry and dishwashing products, cleaning and furniture care products, air care products and personal care products (cosmetics) excluding lipsticks and oral care products
- for end use at a concentration of
- up to 0.1% in cosmetics if used by children below 10 years of age
- up to 2% in leave-on cosmetics and fine fragrances when not used by children below 10 years of age
- less than 3% in rinse-off cosmetics when not used by children below 10 years of age
- up to 0.4% in deodorants
- up to 3% in laundry and dishwashing products, cleaning and furniture care products, and air care products
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| Listing variation date | 7 October 2026 |
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