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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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