WHMIS (Cadmium fluoride)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 22

• Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 23 4

• Carcinogenicity - Category 1A5

• Reproductive toxicity - Category 23
• Toxic to the reproductive function
• Toxic to the development

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
Suspected of causing genetic defects (H341)
May cause cancer (H350)
Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child (H361)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: Due to the lack of data, the classification was established by analogy to sodium fluoride (soluble and inorganic fluorides) and cadmium compounds

References

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