H362 · Hazard statementMay cause harm to breast-fed children

Hazard statementHealth

H362 is the GHS hazard statement “May cause harm to breast-fed children”. It is used for Reproductive toxicity, effects on or via lactation (chapter 3.7), Category Additional category. The English wording is the same as UN GHS Rev.11 in US OSHA, EU CLP and Canada. Canada’s official French text is “Peut être nocif pour les bébés nourris au lait maternel” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Puede ser nocivo para los lactantes”. The UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix lists 6 precautionary statements for it (UN only).

Maintained by Valenc. Data checked 2026-10-20.

Heading text: UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3. Wording can differ by jurisdiction; see the table below.

Wording by jurisdiction

UN GHS Rev.11

Same as UN

GHS Rev.11 (2025), Annex 3

May cause harm to breast-fed children

UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.1.2, PDF p. 305

US OSHA HCS

Same as UN

HCS 2024 · primarily GHS Rev.7, some Rev.8

May cause harm to breast-fed children

29 CFR 1910.1200 App. C, matched by wording

EU CLP

Same as UN

EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

May cause harm to breast-fed children.

EU CLP (Reg. (EC) No 1272/2008), Annex III, Part 1

Canada (EN)

Same as UN

WHMIS_2022 · GHS Rev.7 (Rev.8 for chemicals under pressure)

May cause harm to breast-fed children

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.1

Canada (FR)

Adopted

WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Peut être nocif pour les bébés nourris au lait maternel

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.1

Mexico (ES)

Adopted

NOM-018-STPS-2015 · GHS 5th revised edition

Puede ser nocivo para los lactantes

Toxicidad para la reproducción (efectos sobre o a través de la lactancia) · Categoría adicional

NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice C, Tabla C.2, PDF p. 32

Hazard classes and categories

Reproductive toxicity, effects on or via lactation (chapter 3.7) · Category Additional category

UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, sections 1 and 2

FRToxicité pour la reproduction, effets sur ou via l’allaitement (chapitre 3.7) · catégorie Additional category

ESToxicidad para la reproducción (efectos sobre o a través de la lactancia) · Categoría adicional (NOM-018-STPS-2015)

P statements in the UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix only

UN GHS Rev.11 only. EU CLP, US OSHA, Canada (GHS Rev.7) and Mexico assign different P statements; check the regulation for your market.

Reproductive toxicity (chapter 3.7) (effects on or via lactation), categories (additional) (PDF p. 398)
P203 P260 P263 P264 P270 P318

UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, section 3. Each table covers the categories named; a P statement may apply to only some of them. Many apply only under conditions; check the conditions for use before putting them on a label.

Change in UN GHS Rev.11

No change to the wording or the hazard classes in Annex 3 compared with Rev.10.

Sources

Each cell in the table names the official table and page for H362. Full citations, links and revision notes for UN GHS Rev.11, US OSHA, EU CLP, Canada and Mexico: Sources and revision notes.

These are regulatory phrases for labels and safety data sheets. Check them against the official source for your jurisdiction before use.