Hazard Classification of Household Chemical Products in Korea according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and labeling of Chemicals

Table 5 Carcinogenicity classification on the ingredients in household chemical products

Carcinogenicity	Cleaning agents and polishing agents	Bleaches, disinfectants and germicides	Total
IARC^*
Group 1	2	5	2
Group 2A	0	0	0
Group 2B	2	1	2
Group 3	8	11	8
ACGIH^†
A1	0	2^∏	0
A2	1	3	1
A3	1	2	1
A4	5	4	5
EU^‡
Category 1	3	3	3
Category 2	5	2	5
Category 3	0	1	0
NTP^§
R	0	1	0
K	1	4	1

(N = 272 chemical substances)
^*International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
Group 1: carcinogenic to humans, Group 2A: probably carcinogenic to humans, Group 2B: possibly carcinogenic to humans, Group 3: not classifiable as to carcinogenicity to humans, Group 4: probably not carcinogenic to humans.
^†American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
A1: confirmed human carcinogen, A2: suspected human carcinogen, A3: animal carcinogen, A4: Not classifiable as a human carcinogen.
^‡European Union, EU.
Category 1: Substances known to be carcinogenic to humans. Category 2: Substances which should be regarded as if they are carcinogenic to humans. Category 3: Substances which cause concern for humans, owing to possible carcinogenic effects but in respect of which the available information is not adequate for making a satisfactory assessment.
^§National Toxicology Program (NTP).
K known to be human carcinogens.
R reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens.
^∏CAS no. 7440-47-3. Overlapping of ACGIH A1 and A4 as a chemical substance that belongs to salts and chemical products.

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