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ECHA has issued a guide to help companies and national authorities understand how mixtures containing titanium dioxide (TiO2) need to be classified and labelled following its classification as carcinogenic if inhaled.
Classification Effective from 1st Oct
The classification and labelling requirements for titanium dioxide (TiO2) changed in February 2020. As of 1 October 2021, following Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2017, new classification and labelling requirements enter into force.
The substance TiO
2 must be classified as carcinogen if inhaled (Carc. 2, H351) when supplied on its own or in mixtures, where the substance or mixture contains 1% or more of TiO
2 particles with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm. In addition, mixtures containing TiO
2must be labelled with the supplemental label element ‘Hazardous respirable dust may be formed when used. Do not breathe dust’ (EUH212).
Non-classified solid mixtures must also be labelled with the EUH212 supplemental labelling element if they contain at least 1% of TiO2, regardless of their form, or particle size.
Liquid mixtures containing TiO
2 do not require Carc. 2 classification. However, if they contain at least 1% of TiO
2 particles with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm, then they need to be labelled with the supplemental label element ‘Hazardous respirable droplets may be formed when sprayed. Do not breathe spray or mist’ (EUH211).
This guide was developed in cooperation with the German competent authority (BAuA), the European Commission and the network of national helpdesks (HelpNet), prompted by the high number of helpdesk questions coming from both industry and authorities.
Check out the complete
guide here.
Complete Tio2 Product Range
Source: ECHA