The Environmental Risk Management Authority has issued a group standard for denatured ethanol.
This group standard was issued in accordance with the requirements of Part 6A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996. The group standard came into force on 1 July 2006.
The Denatured Ethanol Group Standard covers solutions of more than 90% ethanol that has been denatured to render it unsuitable for human consumption, and includes methylated spirits.
Group Standard
Amendments
This group standard was first amended on 24 May 2007, such that formulations of denatured ethanol sold to the general public are not permitted to be denatured with methanol (and thus enact the outcome of the methylated spirits reassessment). This Group Standard was then further amended on 21 June 2007 to permit an additional formulation of denatured ethanol to be sold both to industrial users and the general public, namely ethanol denatured with 0.25% tertiary butyl alcohol together with 10ppm denatonium benzoate.
- Methylated Spirits Reassessment Decision (21/12/2007)
- Denatured Ethanol Group Standard 2006 Amendment Decision (23/04/2007)
- Denatured Ethanol Group Standard 2006 Amendment 2 Decision (15/06/2007)
Site and Storage Conditions of the Group Standard
Correction
Supporting Information
Consultation
Consultation on the Denatured Ethanol Group Standard has closed. The final group standard listed above differs significantly from the original document sent out for consultation in April 2006. The original group standard consultation documents can be obtained by contacting us at hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234
Further Information
- About Group Standards
- Group Standards Consultation
- Notified Toxic Substances (NOTS)
- Hazardous Substance Compliance
- Group Standards Updates
If you have any queries on group standards, how they work and what they mean for you or your business or organisation, you can email us at: hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234