GHS Classification Result

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Item Information
CAS RN 90-02-8
Chemical Name Salicylaldehyde
Substance ID 24B6508
Classification year (FY) FY2012
Ministry who conducted the classification Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)/Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
New/Revised Revised
Classification result in other fiscal year FY2006  
Download of Excel format Excel file

REFERENCE INFORMATION
Item Information
Guidance used for the classification (External link) Physical Hazards and Health Hazards: GHS Classification Guidance by the Japanese Government (July, 2010) Environmental Hazards: UN GHS Document (4th revised edition)
UN GHS document (External link) UN GHS document
Definitions/Abbreviations (Excel file) Definitions/Abbreviations
Model Label by MHLW (External link) MHLW Website (in Japanese Only)
Model SDS by MHLW (External link) MHLW Website (in Japanese Only)
OECD/eChemPortal (External link) eChemPortal

PHYSICAL HAZARDS
Hazard class Classification Pictogram
Signal word
Hazard statement
(code)
Precautionary statement
(code)
Rationale for the classification
1 Explosives Not applicable
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- - There are no chemical groups associated with explosive properties present in the molecule.
2 Flammable gases (including chemically unstable gases) Not applicable
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- - Liquid (GHS definition)
3 Aerosols Not applicable
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- - Not aerosol products.
4 Oxidizing gases Not applicable
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- - Liquid (GHS definition)
5 Gases under pressure Not applicable
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- - Liquid (GHS definition)
6 Flammable liquids Category 4
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Warning
H227 P370+P378
P403+P235
P210
P280
P501
It corresponds to Category 4 from a flash point of 78 deg C [closed-cup] (NFPA (14th, 2010)) > 60 deg C and <= 93 deg C.
7 Flammable solids Not applicable
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- - Liquid (GHS definition)
8 Self-reactive substances and mixtures Not applicable
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- - There are no chemical groups present in the molecule associated with explosive or self-reactive properties.
9 Pyrophoric liquids Classification not possible
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- - No data available.
10 Pyrophoric solids Not applicable
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- - Liquid (GHS definition)
11 Self-heating substances and mixtures Classification not possible
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- - Test methods applicable to liquid substances are not available.
12 Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases Not applicable
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- - The chemical structure of the substance does not contain metals or metalloids (B, Si, P, Ge, As, Se, Sn, Sb, Te, Bi, Po, At).
13 Oxidizing liquids Not applicable
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- - The substance is an organic compound containing oxygen (but not fluorine or chlorine) which is chemically bonded only to carbon or hydrogen.
14 Oxidizing solids Not applicable
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- - Liquid (GHS definition)
15 Organic peroxides Not applicable
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- - Organic compounds containing no bivalent -O-O- structure.
16 Corrosive to metals Classification not possible
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- - No data available.

HEALTH HAZARDS
Hazard class Classification Pictogram
Signal word
Hazard statement
(code)
Precautionary statement
(code)
Rationale for the classification
1 Acute toxicity (Oral) Category 4


Warning
H302 P301+P312
P264
P270
P330
P501
It was reported that in a test by the administration to rats (OECD TG423, GLP), there were no deaths in six animals at 300 mg/kg, 3/3 animals died at 2000 mg/kg and the approximate lethal dose was 500 mg/kg (JECDB (Access on May 2012)). Therefore, it was classified in Category 4. Besides, the LD50 value for rats of 520 mg/kg separately reported (Environmental Risk Assessment for Chemical Substances vol. 5 (Ministry of the Environment, 2006)) also corresponded to Category 4.
1 Acute toxicity (Dermal) Category 3


Danger
H311 P302+P352
P361+P364
P280
P312
P321
P405
P501
As for an LD50 value of 3,000 mg/kg for rabbits and an LD50 value of 600 mg/kg for rats (both RTECS (2006), the source: Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 903, 1979), it corresponds to "Not classified" for rabbits and Category 3 for rats. After confirming the description in the source, a more hazardous category for rats was adopted, and it was classified in Category 3.
1 Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Gases) Not applicable
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- - Liquid (GHS definition)
1 Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Vapours) Classification not possible
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- - No data available.
1 Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Dusts and mists) Classification not possible
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- - No data available.
2 Skin corrosion/irritation Not classified
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- - In a test in which 0.5 mL of undiluted this substance was applied to four rabbits for 4 hours (OECD TG 404, GLP), the scores for erythema and edema at 24, 48, and 72 hours after the removal of patches were within the range of 0.5-2 and 0-2.5, respectively for all animals, and the primary irritation index (PII) was 2.54 (ECETOC TR66 (1995)). Therefore, it was classified as "Not classified" in the Classification JIS (corresponding to Category 3 in UN GHS classification).
3 Serious eye damage/eye irritation Classification not possible
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- - No data available.
4 Respiratory sensitization Classification not possible
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- - No data available.
4 Skin sensitization Classification not possible
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- - It is described that this substance is considered to have a sensitizing potential in humans because, in humans, some skin sensitization studies and case reports demonstrated positive reactions to this substance in patch tests conducted in patients with contact dermatitis (SIAP (2011)). However, because the data details are not described, it was classified as "Classification not possible" due to lack of data.
5 Germ cell mutagenicity Not classified
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- - It was classified as "Not classified" based on a negative result in a micronucleus test with bone marrow cells after oral administration to rats (in vivo somatic cell mutagenicity test) (JECDB (Access on May 2012)). Besides, as for in vitro tests, it is reported that an Ames test was negative (JECDB (Access on May 2012)), and a chromosomal aberration test with cultured Chinese hamster cells (CHL/IU) was positive (JECDB (Access on May 2012)).
6 Carcinogenicity Classification not possible
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- - No data available.
7 Reproductive toxicity Category 2


Warning
H361 P308+P313
P201
P202
P280
P405
P501
In a combined repeated dose toxicity study with the reproduction/developmental toxicity screening test by oral administration to rats (doses: 0, 2.5, 10, 40, 160 mg/kg/day) (OECD TG422, GLP), no effects on estrous cycle, copulation, fertilization, gestation period, and delivery were observed in either group, and for offspring, no treatment-related effects were seen in the number of live pups on day 0 of lactation, the number of stillbirths, sex ratio, delivery index, and live birth index, but all pups of two maternal animals died by day 4 of lactation in the 160 mg/kg dose group, and effects on survival/development of pups were suggested. Furthermore, in the 160 mg/kg dose group, there was a tendency toward an increase in pup deaths during a nursing period and a tendency toward a decrease in viability index on day 4 of lactation (JECDB (Access on May 2012)). Therefore, it was classified in Category 2. As effects in parent animals, a decrease in cytoplasmic lipid droplets in the liver in males at or above 40 mg/kg and a slight increase in glycogen deposits in hepatocytes in females were found. Besides, there is also a report that fetal deaths and an increase in malformations such as cleft lip and polydactyly were observed after subcutaneous administration of 400 mg/kg to rats on a gestational day 11 (Environmental Risk Assessment for Chemical Substances vol. 5 (Ministry of the Environment, 2006)).
8 Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure Category 2 (systemic toxicity)


Warning
H371 P308+P311
P260
P264
P270
P405
P501
In an acute toxicity test by oral administration to rats (OECD TG423, GLP), at 300 mg/kg, transient loose stools were seen, but the animals showed smooth weight gain, and necropsy at the end of a 14-day observation period revealed no macroscopic changes in the visceral organs. At 2,000 mg/kg, decreased locomotor activity, deep and slow respiration, diarrhea, and soiled perineal region were observed, 3/3 animals died within 24 hours after a dose, no macroscopic changes were found at necropsy, and the approximate lethal dose was reported to be 500 mg/kg (JECDB (Access on May 2012)). The dose range of the test corresponded to the guidance values for Category 2, but because it was hard to specify the target organ from the findings obtained, it was classified in Category 2 (systemic toxicity).
9 Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposure Classification not possible
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- - In a combined repeated dose toxicity study with the reproduction/developmental toxicity screening test by oral administration to rats (doses: 0, 2.5, 10, 40, 160 mg/kg/day, converted guidance value: about 1.25, 5, 20, 80 mg/kg/day) (OECD TG422, GLP), in females, although one dam in the 40 mg/kg group died during delivery on day 22 of gestation and one dam in the 160 mg/ kg group died on day 22 of gestation, and there were no changes in general status. At the histopathological examination, there were no common findings related to deaths. As for other changes, a decrease in the degree and incidence of cytoplasmic lipid droplets in the liver was observed in males in the groups at or above 40 mg/kg, and in females, increased liver weights in the 160 mg/ kg group and a slight increase of glycogen deposits in hepatocytes at or above 40 mg/kg were found (JECDB (Access on May 2012)). From the above test, no serious adverse effects related to the administration of this substance were seen, but because effects near the upper limit of the guidance values for Category 2 are unknown, it was classified as "Classification not possible" due to lack of data. Besides, it is described that effects on the liver were considered to reflect an increase in glycogen deposits in hepatocytes (JECDB (Access on May 2012)), and it was judged as slight and not used for the rationale for classification.
10 Aspiration hazard Classification not possible
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- - No data available.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
Hazard class Classification Pictogram
Signal word
Hazard statement
(code)
Precautionary statement
(code)
Rationale for the classification
11 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute) Category 2
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H401 P273
P501
It was classified in Category 2 from 96-hour LC50 = 1.6 mg/L for fish (Oryzias latipes) (Results of Aquatic Toxicity Tests of Chemicals conducted by Ministry of the Environment in Japan (Ministry of the Environment, 2004)).
11 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Long-term) Category 3
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H412 P273
P501
If chronic toxicity data are used, then it is classified in Category 3 due to being rapidly degradable (readily biodegradable (a degradation rate by BOD of salicylic acid, the degradation product: 88.1% (Biodegradation and Bioconcentration Results of Existing Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law, 1976))), and 21-day NOEC = 0.13 mg/L for crustacea (Daphnia magna) (Results of Aquatic Toxicity Tests of Chemicals conducted by Ministry of the Environment in Japan (Ministry of the Environment, 2004)).
If acute toxicity data are used for a trophic level for which chronic toxicity data are not obtained, then it is classified as "Not classified" due to being rapidly degradable (readily biodegradable (a degradation rate by BOD of salicylic acid, the degradation product: 88.1% (Biodegradation and Bioconcentration Results of Existing Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law, 1976))), and a low bioaccumulation estimate (log Kow = 1.81 (PHYSPROP Database, 2009)), despite 96-hour LC50 = 1.6 mg/L for fish (Oryzias latipes) (Results of Aquatic Toxicity Tests of Chemicals conducted by Ministry of the Environment in Japan (Ministry of the Environment, 2004)).
From the above results, it was classified in Category 3.
12 Hazardous to the ozone layer Classification not possible
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- - This substance is not listed in the Annexes to the Montreal Protocol.


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