Policy paper

Substances proposed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) 2026: request for information

Request for information to feed into draft risk profiles and draft risk management evaluations for 3 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee. 

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 15 October 2026

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Request for information: POPs 2026 (Stockholm Convention)

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POPs risk profiles: form to submit information (as specified in Annex E of the Stockholm Convention)

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The UK is a party to the United Nations’ Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs).  

POPs are substances that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and pose a risk to our health and the environment. They can be transported by air, water, or migratory species across international borders, reaching regions where they have never been produced or used.  

Request for information  

The Stockholm Convention’s POPs Review Committee (POPRC) has requested information to inform draft risk profiles for:  

• ‘decabromodiphenylethane (DBDPE) and its related substance 1,1’-ethane-1,2-diylbisbenzene, brominated’ 
• ‘bis (2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (TBPH) and any of its isomers’ 

POPRC has also requested information to inform a draft risk management evaluation for: 

• ‘polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs) and mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dibenzofurans (PBCDD/Fs)’ 

The request for information document gives more detail about the information requested and the action POPRC could take as a result. It also explains how we use and share your data. 

You can also read the full details of this 2026 call for information on the Stockholm Convention website. 

How to respond 

Send your responses to pops@defra.gov.uk before 11:59pm on 29 November 2026. 

You should use the relevant information submission form or give the same information in another format.