Publication import boric acid should be dangerous with Chinese label

tianjin airport inspection and quarantine bureau recently imported from Chile to a batch of boric acid on-site inspection and quarantine, found the goods without ShiZhongWen dangerous public label, this is the agency since 2016 consecutive 6 import boric acid unqualified batch inspection. Previously detected Japan boric acid is unqualified, unqualified reason also without ShiZhongWen danger tag of the public. Import boric acid need risk with Chinese public tag so that help to improve transportation safety and avoid damage incident.

boric acid, as a basic chemical raw materials, widely used in chemical production, glass, metallurgy, electronics, pharmaceutical and other industries. Boric acid with reproductive toxicity, harms the human reproductive system, fertility effect to human body, and even the development of the fetus before birth or after birth. In 2015, boric acid was listed in the catalog of hazardous chemicals in China within the goods, all listed in the directory of hazardous chemicals import should add ShiZhongWen danger tag of the public.

the catalog of hazardous chemicals in China, The 2015 version) Is based on the unified global chemical classification and labelling system ( gh) To develop. Compared with the transport of dangerous goods referred to in the industry, the list of part increases the risk classification, results in a part of the product does not belong to dangerous goods in the catalogue, but belongs to the dangerous chemicals. But some importers are still mistaken for boric acid is not dangerous goods, it is not dangerous chemicals, no immediate attention of the public danger label requirements, the import boric acid were continuously detect unqualified.

in view of this, inspection and quarantine departments to remind import and export companies and agents to earnestly study and master the catalog of hazardous chemicals in China and the relevant standards, all listed in the catalogue of import and export of dangerous chemicals, no matter whether it is belong to dangerous goods, shall be to the local inspection and quarantine institutions inspection, should be dangerous with Chinese public labels, inspection, before being import and export business.