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| Cas Number | 75-07-0 |
| Chemical Name | Acetaldehyde |
| Chemical Synonym | |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4 Carcinogenicity – category 1B Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2 Eye irritation – category 2A Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 Flammable liquid – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H350 (May cause cancer) H341 (Suspected of causing genetic defects) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) H224 (Extremely flammable liquid and vapour) |
| Pictogram |
GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
GHS02 (
Flame
) |
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Cut-offs | |
| Notes |
8 (The tables in schedule 6 of the WHS regulations replace some tables in the GHS, this may affect the cut off concentrations for this chemical.) |
| Sources |
N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme) EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.) |
Hazardous Chemical History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09/03/2021 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC021:Flammable liquid – category 1] to [HC021:Flammable liquid – category 1, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] Pictogram modified from [GHS07,GHS08,GHS02] to [GHS02,GHS07,GHS08] |
| 09/03/2021 |
Synonym modified from [Ethanal] to [] Hazard Category modified from [HC021:Flammable liquid – category 1, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A] to [HC021:Flammable liquid – category 1, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] Pictogram modified from [GHS02,GHS08,GHS07] to [GHS02,GHS07,GHS08] Hazard Statement modified from [H224 Extremely flammable liquid and vapour; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation] to [H302 Harmful if swallowed; H350 May cause cancer; H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H224 Extremely flammable liquid and vapour] |
| 25/11/2016 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC021:Flammable liquid – category 1, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] to [HC021:Flammable liquid – category 1, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |