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Contains hazardous substances

A laboratory flask with an exclamation mark inside an outlined downward-pointing triangle with rounded corners. · also called “CMR substances”, “Endocrine disruptors”, “Flask in triangle”, “Hazardous substances”

What the Contains hazardous substances symbol means

Contains CMR or endocrine-disrupting substances

The device contains substances that may be carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR), or that have endocrine-disrupting properties. Further details are given in the information supplied with the device.

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Where it appears

  • ISO 15223-1
    —This meaning

Questions about the Contains hazardous substances symbol

What does the Contains hazardous substances symbol mean?
The device contains substances that may be carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR), or that have endocrine-disrupting properties. Further details are given in the information supplied with the device.
What does the Contains hazardous substances symbol look like?
A laboratory flask with an exclamation mark inside an outlined downward-pointing triangle with rounded corners. It is also called “CMR substances”, “Endocrine disruptors”, “Flask in triangle” and “Hazardous substances”.
Which standard defines the Contains hazardous substances symbol?
It is listed as ISO 15223-1-5.4.10 and ISO 7000-3723.

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