I have been told that bleach can no-longer be shipped or sold in a 5ltr container and our suppliers has moved to a 2 x 2ltr pack with a cardboard and cellophane outer package, which is apparently in line with regulation changes. However, I have surfed online for the best part of a day and looked up CHIP and REACH regs but I can find no reference to this requirement when shipping and selling bleach. Can anyone out there shed some light on this for me, or even hazard a guess at what Regs i need to be researching?

Many thanks

Paul

Thank you Ian

Some proprietary bleaches are around 4-5 % Sodium hypochlorite with <1% Sodium hydroxide

Changes relating to the classification of corrosive materials have meant that hypochlorite products at a 4%-5% concentration have become liable to classification as UN1791 Class 8 PG III, (previously been non-hazardous for transport.)

Suppliers seem to classify their products differently, (see s 14 "Transport" of MSDS) either “Hypochlorite solution” (Class 8 corrosive) or “Corrosive liquid NOS”, or “Environmentally hazardous liquid NOS” (Class 9) etc.
In Packing group III, the limited quantity for each of the above is 5 L.
A qualified DGSA (Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor) will be able to provide chapter and verse.