European Commission SCoPAFF summary reiterates talc CLH state of play and next step (Commission adoption)

An official European Commission DG SANTE SCoPAFF summary report includes a dedicated section on talc, confirming the current regulatory pipeline under the EU CLP harmonised classification process: talc currently has no harmonised classification; the CLH process started in 2021; the ECHA RAC opinion was published in July 2025 proposing classification as Carcinogen Category 1B and STOT RE Category 1 (lungs, primarily inhalation); and the next step is adoption of the classification by the European Commission. For compliance teams, this is an official status update indicating continued progression toward an EU-wide harmonised hazard classification for talc (but not yet a legally binding Annex VI entry), supporting ongoing monitoring and impact assessment (e.g., downstream effects in sectoral rules that key off CMR status).