Hydrogen fluoride and sodium fluoride

At the request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Health Council of the Netherlands evaluates the effects on the reproduction of substances at the workplace. The evaluation and subsequent classification, according to the Directive 93/21/EEC of the European Union, are performed by the Subcommittee on Classification of Reproduction toxic substances of the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Safety of the Health Council, hereafter called the committee. In the present report, the committee has reviewed hydrogen fluoride and sodium fluoride.

The committee’s recommendations are:

• for effects on fertility, the committee recommends not classifying hydrogen and sodium fluoride on the basis of a lack of appropriate human data and sufficient animal data which show that classification is not indicated.
• for effects on development of the progeny, the committee recommends not classifying hydrogen and sodium fluoride on the basis of a lack of appropriate human data and sufficient animal data which show that classification is not indicated.
• the committee is of the opinion that sufficient human data regarding effects of hydrogen and sodium fluoride on lactation show that a label is not indicated.