In a recently published scientific article, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) provided a critical analysis of the Annex XV dossier proposing a generic ban of skin sensitisers. Considering both existing and new data, the article underlines that the Annex XV restriction report overestimated the prevalence of clothing-related allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in Europe. As regards, in particular, disperse dyes, following critical points in their proposed generic ban in textiles are mentioned, among others: “‘regrettable substitutions’ of dyes that have proven themselves in practice through their extensive and decades-long use by alternatives that might exhibit a different hazard profile as well as poorer perspiration fastness and/or versatility.”
The full article is publicly available here