H341 — Suspected of causing genetic defects

The GHS hazard statement for germ cell mutagenicity, category 2. Here is what it means, the label elements that travel with it, and the substances that carry it.

AT A GLANCE · OFFICIAL STATEMENT
“Suspected of causing genetic defects.”
HAZARD CLASS
Germ cell mutagenicity
CATEGORY
Category 2
SIGNAL WORD
Warning

What it means

May cause heritable genetic damage — mutations in germ cells that can be passed to offspring (Category 1: known or presumed; Category 2: suspected).

Precautionary statements paired with H341

When the engine writes SDS Section 2 for a product carrying H341, these are the precautionary statements it assigns, with combined statements written as one line:

Substances that carry H341

207 of the 4,228 substances in our database carry H341 when classified in pure form — recognizable examples:

formaldehyde
CAS 50-00-0
phenol
CAS 108-95-2
(2-ethylhexanoato-O)(isodecanoato-O)nickel
CAS 84852-39-1
(2-ethylhexanoato-O)(isononanoato-O)nickel
CAS 85508-45-8
SAME HAZARD CLASS:H340

Reference information, not legal or professional advice. Statement texts and allocations follow 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C (the GHS as adopted by OSHA HazCom 2024) as implemented by our classification engine; the regulatory text and agency practice control. Claims last reviewed July 23, 2026.

The engine writes these for you.

When SDS HQ authors an SDS, it assigns the hazard statements, signal word, pictograms, and precautionary statements from these same tables — automatically, with the calculation shown.