AgroPages-ECHA adopting the proposed CLH for five pesticides-Agricultural news

The ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted opinions for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of five pesticides on Mar 12, 2013, they are the fungicide, mandipropamid, the herbicides, fenoxaprop-p-ethyl and isoxaflutole, the biocide, potassium sorbate and the rodenticide, tricalcium diphosphide. The European Commission will decide whether the proposed CLH will be taken based on the RAC opinions. If adopted, the five substances will be added to Annex VI to the CLP Regulation. The details are as follow:

Category	Substance name	Proposed CLH
Fungicide	Mandipropamid	No CLH at EU level; The RAC adopting the proposal for CLH -Acute aquatic toxicity (M =1) -Long-term aquatic hazard as Aquatic Chronic (M =1)
Herbicide	Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl	No CLH at EU level; The RAC adopting the proposal for CLH -Causing damage to the kidney through prolonged or repeated exposure -Very toxic to aquatic life with acute and long lasting effects -Causing an allergic skin reaction(Category 1)
Herbicide	Isoxaflutole	The CLH is available in Annex VI to the CLP Regulation -Damaging the unborn child;very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. The RAC adopting the proposal for CLH -The acute aquatic (M =10); the chronic aquatic classification (M =100)
Biocide	Potassium sorbate	No CLH at EU level; The RAC agreed with the proposalfor CLH -Causing serious eye irritation
rodenticide	Tricalcium diphosphide	The CLH is available in Annex VI to the CLP Regulation -Releasing a toxic and flammable gas which may ignite spontaneously when In contact with water -Fatal if swallowed (minimum classification) -very toxic to aquatic life (M=100) The RAC adopting the proposal for CLH -Fatal if swallowed; toxic in contact with skin; causing serious eye damage;irritating to the skin fatal if inhaled ;liberating very toxic gas when in contact with acids.