Percentage of formulation statements

In Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 Annex I section 3.1.3.6.2.2 it says:


In the event that an ingredient without any useable information at all is used in a mixture at a concentration of 1 % or greater, it is concluded that the mixture cannot be attributed a definitive acute toxicity estimate. In this situation the mixture shall be classified based on the known ingredients only, with the additional statement that “x percent of the mixture consists of ingredient(s) of unknown toxicity”


also in Annex I section 4.1.3.6.1 it says:


In the event that no useable information on acute (short term) and/or chronic (long term) aquatic hazard is available for one or more relevant components, it is concluded that the mixture cannot be attributed to one or more definitive hazard category(ies). In this situation the mixture shall be classified based on the known components only, with the additional statement in the SDS that: “Contains x % of components with unknown hazards to the aquatic environment”

Hazard and Prevention statements

The R & S phrases have been used within the EU for several years but will be gone after 1^st June 2017, when, any mixtures that are still on the shelf must be relabelled to conform to the CLP regulations. The R phrase is being replaced with the hazard statement and the S phrase is being replaced by the prevention statement, the advantage of the new codes is that they will be used in all countries that implement the UN GHS framework, which will make it easier for businesses to operate internationally.