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formaldehyde (R1)
Region/English Name
Hazard Class and Category
H Code
Pictograms
Signal Word
Mandatory
Details
China
Formaldehyde solution
Acute Tox. 3 (oral)
Acute Tox. 3 (dermal)
Acute Tox. 3 (inh)
Skin Corr. 1B
Eye Dam. 1
Skin. Sens. 1
Muta. 2
Carc. 1A
STOT SE 3
Aquatic Acute 2
H301
H311
H331
H314
H318
H317
H341
H350
H335
H401
Danger
Yes
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EU
formaldehyde …%
Carc. 1B
Muta. 2
Acute Tox. 2
Acute Tox. 4
Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Sens. 1A
H350
H341
H330
H302
H314
H317
Danger
Yes
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Korea
Formalin
Skin Corr. 1
Acute Tox. 3 (dermal)
Acute Tox. 3 (oral)
Flam. Gas 1
Press. Gas (Liq.)
Skin. Sens. 1A
Muta. 2
Acute Tox. 2 (inh)
Carc. 1A
H314
H311
H301
H220
H280
H317
H341
H330
H350
Danger
Yes
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UK
formaldehyde ...%
Carc. 1B
Muta. 2
Acute Tox. 3 *
Acute Tox. 3 *
Acute Tox. 3 *
Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Sens. 1
H350
H341
H301
H311
H331
H314
H317
Danger
Yes
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Australia
Formaldehyde; formaldehyde … %
Acute Tox. 2 (inh)
Acute Tox. 3 (oral)
Acute Tox. 3 (dermal)
Skin Corr. 1
Skin. Sens. 1
Carc. 1B
Aquatic Acute 2
H330
H301
H311
H314
H317
H350
H401
Danger
No
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Malaysia
formaldehyde (R1)
Carc. 1B
Muta. 2
Acute Tox. 3 (inh)
Acute Tox. 3 (dermal)
Acute Tox. 3 (oral)
Skin Corr. 1B
Eye Dam. 1
Skin Sens. 1
STOT SE 3
H350
H341
H331
H311
H301
H314
H318
H317
H335
Danger
Yes
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Japan
Formaldehyde
Flam. Gas 1
Press. Gas (Liq.)
Acute Tox. 4 (oral)
Acute Tox. 3 (dermal)
Acute Tox. 2 (inh)
Skin Corr. 1
Eye Irrit. 2
Resp. Sens. 1
Skin. Sens. 1A
Muta. 2
Carc. 1A
STOT SE 1
STOT RE 1
Aquatic Acute 2
Aquatic Chronic 3
H220
H280
H302
H311
H330
H314
H319
H334
H317
H341
H350
H370
H372
H401
H412
Danger
Yes
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Turkey
formaldehyde … %
Carc. 1B
Muta. 2
Acute Tox. 3 (oral)
Acute Tox. 3 (dermal)
Acute Tox. 3 (inh)
Skin Corr. 1B
Skin. Sens. 1
H350
H341
H301
H311
H331
H314
H317
Danger
Yes
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New Zealand
Formaldehyde solution, >37% aqueous solution with >10% methanol
Flam. Liquid 3
Acute Tox. 3
Acute Tox. 3
Acute Tox. 2
Skin Corr. 1C
Eye Damage 1
Skin Sens. 1
Muta. 2
Carc. 1
STOT Rep. Exp. 2
H226
H301
H311
H330
H314
H318
H317
H341
H350
H373
Danger
Yes
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New Zealand
Formaldehyde, >5-25% aqueous solution
Acute Tox. 4
Acute Tox. 4
Acute Tox. 4
Skin Irrit. 2
Eye Irrit. 2
Skin Sens. 1
Muta. 2
Carc. 1
STOT Rep. Exp. 1
H302
H312
H332
H315
H319
H317
H341
H350
H372
Danger
Yes
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New Zealand
Formaldehyde, 1 - <5% aqueous solution
Skin Irrit. 2
Eye Irrit. 2
Skin Sens. 1
Muta. 2
Carc. 1
STOT Rep. Exp. 2
H315
H319
H317
H341
H350
H373
Danger
Yes
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New Zealand
Formaldehyde, 0.25 - <1% aqueous solution
Skin Irrit. 2
Eye Irrit. 2
Skin Sens. 1
H315
H319
H317
Warning
Yes
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New Zealand
Formaldehyde, >25% aqueous solution, with ≤ 10% methanol
Flam. Liquid 4
Acute Tox. 3
Acute Tox. 3
Acute Tox. 2
Skin Corr. 1C
Eye Damage 1
Skin Sens. 1
Muta. 2
Carc. 1
STOT Rep. Exp. 2
H227
H301
H311
H330
H314
H318
H317
H341
H350
H373
Danger
Yes
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