P270 · Precautionary statementDo not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

Precautionary · PreventionHealth

P270 is the GHS precautionary statement “Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product”. UN GHS Annex 3 assigns it to 5 hazard classes. The English wording is the same as UN GHS Rev.11 in US OSHA, EU CLP and Canada. Canada’s official French text is “Ne pas manger, boire ou fumer en manipulant ce produit” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “No comer, beber o fumar mientras se manipula este producto”. In the UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix it is used with 9 hazard statements (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

Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.2, PDF p. 319

US OSHA HCS

Same as UN

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

Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

29 CFR 1910.1200 App. C, matched by wording

EU CLP

Same as UN

EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2

Canada (EN)

Same as UN

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

Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Canada (FR)

Adopted

WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Ne pas manger, boire ou fumer en manipulant ce produit.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Mexico (ES)

Adopted

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

No comer, beber o fumar mientras se manipula este producto

NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice D, Tabla D.1, PDF p. 35

Hazard classes and categories

Acute toxicity, oral (chapter 3.1) · Category 1, 2, 3, 4
Acute toxicity, dermal (chapter 3.1) · Category 1, 2, 3
Reproductive toxicity, effects on or via lactation (chapter 3.7) · Category Additional category
Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure (chapter 3.8) · Category 1, 2
Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure (chapter 3.9) · Category 1

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

H statements it is used with 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 their own P statements; check the regulation for your market.

H300 H301 H302 H310 H311 H362 H370 H371 H372

UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, section 3. Listed for at least one category that uses each H statement.

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 P270. 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.