How Annual LBC CASRN Guide Changes Affect Product Manufacturers and LBC Project Teams
Update Cadence
An LBC CASRN Guide annual update is published in the first quarter of each calendar year and becomes effective for all products on the Declare submission platform and Declare database as soon as it is published. CASRNs added to the LBC Red List during an annual update must have been designated as Priority for Red List Inclusion in the LBC CASRN Guide for at least 12 months prior.
Manufacturers
Products in Declare are evaluated against the LBC Red List version that is active when a label is submitted for its first publication or its annual label renewal. A chemical designated as Priority for Red List inclusion will be flagged in light orange on a Declare label but does not affect the product’s Declaration Status.
Declare labels are valid for one year (12 months) from issuance, so a product’s Declaration Status will not change if a new Red List is released during the label’s active license period. However, at renewal, a product that previously held LBC Red List Free or LBC Red List Approved status may shift to Declared if a newly listed Red List substance is present in the product and has not yet been removed from the formulation.
Project Teams
Declare labels are valid for one year (12 months) from the time of issuance. An active Declare label with a status of LBC Red List Free or LBC Red List Approved at the time of specification is sufficient documentation of product compliance with I13 Red List. This remains true even if a constituent chemical in the product is added to the Red List prior to the label’s expiration date. Living Future encourages project teams to download the Declare label information at the time of specification.
If project teams did not document the compliance status of the Declare label at the time of specification, they may cross-reference the Red List ingredient identified on the renewed Declare label with the contents of the Red List at the time of project registration, to demonstrate compliance.
More Information
Please visit the Red List page on the Living Future website for additional information regarding annual updates to the Red List and to download the currently active LBC CASRN Guide.
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