ECHA adopted opinions on CLHs for three pesticides

The ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted opinions for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of 3 pesticides. They are: the fungicide, spiroxamine, cyproconazole and the biocide, momfluorothrin.
 

Spiroxamine is used as a fungicide in plant protection products. Spiroxamine has a harmonised classification in Annex VI to CLP as harmful if swallowed, if inhaled and in contact with skin (minimum classifications for all routes), as a skin irritant and skin sensitiser (no subcategorisation). For aquatic hazards, it is classified as very toxic to aquatic life with longlasting effects (Aquatic Acute 1 and Chronic 1), while no M-factors have been set in Annex VI. RAC agreed with the proposal by Germany to add M-factors of 100 for both the acute and chronic aquatic classifications, and to confirm the classification as harmful if swallowed, if inhaled and in contact with skin based on data. As for skin sensitisation, RAC concluded that the current category 1 without sub-categorisation should be retained.

 

RAC also agreed with the proposal by Germany to classify spiroxamine (ISO) as a substance which may cause damage to eyes through prolonged or repeated exposure and which is suspected of damaging the unborn child (Repr. 2; H361d).

 

Cyproconazole is used as an active substance in pesticides and as a fungicide to protect above-ground wood. Cyproconazole has a harmonised classification in Annex VI to CLP as harmful if swallowed (minimum classification), as a substance which is suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child and as very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects (Aquatic Acute 1 and Chronic 1), while no M-factors have been set in Annex VI. RAC agreed to the proposal by Ireland to add classifications as a substance which may cause damage to the liver through prolonged or repeated exposure, to retain the acute and chronic aquatic classifications based on data and to add respective M-factors of 10 and 1. Furthermore, RAC concluded that a classification as toxic if swallowed is justified, rather than a classification as harmful if swallowed. As for reproductive toxicity, RAC agreed with Ireland to upgrade the classification for developmental toxicity to category 1B (Repr. 1B; H360D). Finally, RAC did not agree with Ireland to assign a classification for carcinogenicity.
 

Momfluorothrin is a biocidal active substance. It currently has no entry in Annex VI to CLP. RAC agreed to the proposal by the United Kingdom to classify momfluorothrin as harmful if swallowed, as a substance which may cause damage to the central nervous system and as very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects (Aquatic Acute 1 and Chronic 1), with an Mfactor of 100 for both the acute and the chronic aquatic hazard. RAC also agreed with the dossier submitter that a classification for carcinogenicity is not justified.