Health hazard · Reproductive toxicity
H362 — May cause harm to breast-fed children
Health hazard statements describe what the substance does to a person exposed to it. 25 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.
01 · Wording
What H362 says
May cause harm to breast-fed children.
CLP Annex III · Health hazards
Reproductive toxicity GHS chapter 3.7
Category Lactation
Unchanged since 2009.
Present in every UN GHS edition from Rev.3 (2009) to Rev.11 (2025), with the same wording throughout.
Nine editions of the UN model text, 86 hazard statements, 19 of which ever moved. Read the full story in what changed in UN GHS Rev.11.
02 · Legal status
Where H362 is current
GHS is a United Nations model text, revised every two years, and each jurisdiction adopts a revision on its own timetable. A code can be legally current in one system and deleted in another — that is normal, not an error.
| Jurisdiction | Basis | Status of H362 |
|---|---|---|
| EU CLP | Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 CLP Annex IV, Part 2 (consolidated) | Current |
| US OSHA HazCom | 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C UN GHS Rev.7 (final rule of 20 May 2024) | Current |
| US HazCom 2012 | legacy · GHS Rev.3 UN GHS Rev.3, Annex 3 | Current |
| UN GHS | Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 | Current |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, US HazCom 2012, UN GHS. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
03 · Substances
Substances carrying H362
Every entry whose harmonised CLP Annex VI classification includes this hazard statement. Substances with a reference page here open on this site; the rest open on ghssymbols.com.
- 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3',4',5'-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl) pyrazole-4-carboxamide; fluxapyroxad CAS 907204-31-3
- alkanes, C14-17, chloro; chlorinated paraffins, C14-17 CAS 85535-85-9
- ammonium bromide CAS 12124-97-9
- ammoniumpentadeca- fluorooctanoate CAS 3825-26-1
- beta-cyfluthrin (ISO);; reaction mass of rel-(R)-cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl(1S,3S)-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate and rel-(R)-cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate CAS 1820573-27-0
- cyfluthrin (ISO); α-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate CAS 68359-37-5
- diphenyl ether, pentabromo derivative pentabromodiphenyl ether CAS 32534-81-9
- divanadium pentaoxide; vanadium pentoxide CAS 1314-62-1
- dodecachloropentacyclo[5.2.1.02,6.03,9.05,8]decane; mirex CAS 2385-85-5
- etofenprox (ISO); 2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl 3-phenoxybenzyl ether CAS 80844-07-1
- fenarimol (ISO); 2,4'-dichloro-α-(pyrimidin-5-yl)benzhydryl alcohol CAS 60168-88-9
- flufenoxuron (ISO); 1-(4-(2-cloro-α,α,α-p-trifluorotolyloxy)-2-fluorophenyl)-3-(2,6-difluorobenzolyl)urea CAS 101463-69-8
- Hexabromocyclododecane [1]; 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane [2] CAS 25637-99-4[1]3194-55
- lead CAS 7439-92-1
- lindane (ISO); γ-HCH or γ-BHC; γ-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane CAS 58-89-9
- metaflumizone (ISO);; (EZ)-2'-[2-(4-cyanophenyl)-1-(α,α,α -trifluoro-m-tolyl)ethylidene]-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]carbanilohydrazide [E-isomer > 90%, Z-isomer <10% relative content] [1]; (E)-2'-[2-(4-cyanophenyl)-1-(α,α,α -trifluoro-m-tolyl)ethylidene]-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]carbanilohydrazide [2] CAS 139968-49-3[1]852403
- methylmercuric chloride CAS 115-09-3
- nonadecafluorodecanoic acid [1]; ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate [2]; sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate [3] CAS 335-76-2[1]3108-42-7
- perfluorononan-1-oic acid [1]; perfluorononan-1-oic acid sodium salt [2]; perfluorononan-1-oic acid ammonium salt [3] CAS 375-95-1[1]21049-39-
- perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonic acid [1]; potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate; potassium heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonate [2]; diethanolamine perfluorooctane sulfonate [3]; ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate; ammonium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate [4]; lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate; lithium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate [5] CAS 1763-23-1[1]2795-39-
- perfluorooctanoic acid CAS 335-67-1
- tellurium CAS 13494-80-9
- tellurium dioxide CAS 7446-07-3
- triadimenol (ISO);; (1RS,2RS;1RS,2SR)-1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol;; α-tert-butyl-β-(4-chlorophenoxy)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol CAS 55219-65-3
- trifloxystrobin (ISO);; methyl (E)-methoxyimino- {(E)-α-[1-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m- tolyl) ethylideneaminooxy]-o- tolyl}acetate CAS 141517-21-7
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