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 · Languages
H362 in the 24 official EU languages
A label put on the market in an EU country must carry the wording of that country's own language version of CLP — not a translation of the English one. These 24 lines are quoted from the consolidated regulation, Annex III, and are the text to print.
| Language | Official wording of H362 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Може да бъде вреден за кърмачета. |
| ES español Spanish | Puede perjudicar a los niños alimentados con leche materna. |
| CS čeština Czech | Může poškodit kojence prostřednictvím mateřského mléka. |
| DA dansk Danish | Kan skade børn, der ammes. |
| DE Deutsch German | Kann Säuglinge über die Muttermilch schädigen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Võib kahjustada rinnaga toidetavat last. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Μπορεί να βλάψει τα βρέφη που τρέφονται με μητρικό γάλα. |
| EN English English | May cause harm to breast-fed children. |
| FR français French | Peut être nocif pour les bébés nourris au lait maternel. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | D'fhéadfadh sé díobháil a dhéanamh do leanaí diúil. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Može štetno djelovati na djecu koja se hrane majčinim mlijekom. |
| IT italiano Italian | Può essere nocivo per i lattanti allattati al seno. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Var radīt kaitējumu ar krūti barotam bērnam. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Gali pakenkti žindomam vaikui. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | A szoptatott gyermeket károsíthatja. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Jista’ jagħmel ħsara lit-tfal imreddgħa. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Kan schadelijk zijn via borstvoeding. |
| PL polski Polish | Może działać szkodliwie na dzieci karmione piersią. |
| PT português Portuguese | Pode ser nocivo para as crianças alimentadas com leite materno. |
| RO română Romanian | Poate dăuna copiilor alăptați la sân. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Môže spôsobiť poškodenie u dojčených detí. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Lahko škoduje dojenim otrokom. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Saattaa aiheuttaa haittaa rintaruokinnassa oleville lapsille. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Kan skada spädbarn som ammas. |
Source: CELEX:02008R1272-20260501, Annex III. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic. Irish is one of the 24 official languages and its H and P texts are printed inside the multilingual Annex tables, but no consolidated CLP has ever been published in Irish — which is why an Irish-primary label cannot be built here.
03 · 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
04 · 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'-trifluorobiphe… CAS 907204-31-3
- alkanes, C14-17, chloro CAS 85535-85-9
- Ammonium Bromide CAS 12124-97-9
- Ammonium perfluorooctanoate CAS 3825-26-1
- Beta-Cyfluthrin CAS 1820573-27-0
- Cyfluthrin CAS 68359-37-5
- diphenyl ether, pentabromo derivative… CAS 32534-81-9
- divanadium pentaoxide CAS 1314-62-1
- dodecachloropentacyclo[5.2.1.02,6.03,9.05,8]decane CAS 2385-85-5
- Etofenprox CAS 80844-07-1
- Fenarimol CAS 60168-88-9
- Flufenoxuron CAS 101463-69-8
- Hexabromocyclododecane [1] 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclod… CAS 25637-99-4
- lead CAS 7439-92-1
- lindane (ISO) CAS 58-89-9
- metaflumizone (ISO) CAS 139968-49-3
- Methylmercury chloride CAS 115-09-3
- nonadecafluorodecanoic acid [1] ammonium… CAS 335-76-2
- perfluorononan-1-oic acid [1] perfluorononan-1-oic… CAS 375-95-1
- perfluorooctane sulfonic acid CAS 1763-23-1
- Perfluorooctanoic acid CAS 335-67-1
- Tellurium CAS 13494-80-9
- Tellurium dioxide CAS 7446-07-3
- Triadimenol CAS 55219-65-3
- Trifloxystrobin CAS 141517-21-7
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