On 12 Nov 2015, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) announced a list of 208 non-toxic substances subject to new classification and labeling information after hazard evaluation under K-REACH by NIER Announcement No.2015-394. It is now open for public consultation until 1st of Dec 2015.
These 208 substances were classified as non-toxic substances after notification under TCCA (replaced by K-REACH since 1 Jan 2015) and given corresponding Korean existing chemical number as “KE No. 201x-3-xxxx” after having their status changed from new substances to existing substances. South Korea’s Non-toxic Chemical Substance List, is updated in a fixed format and only provides the KE No, chemical name and CAS No.
The announcement has been issued for the purpose of identifying the new hazard information of existing chemical substances and disclosing it to the public. If approved, the new classification and labeling information can be referred to during compilation of SDS and signal words.
Taking a substance of the list for example, the disclosed information includes:
KE No | Substance name | CAS No. | Classification | Labeling elements | M factor | UN No. | |||
Class | Category | Pictogram | Signal word | Hazard statement | |||||
2010-3-4295 | 2-Amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol | 115-70-8 | Serious eye damage/eye irritation (3.3) | 1 | GHS05 | Danger | H318 | - | - |
