| Chemical nature |
The listed PALIOGEN?types, also known as perylene pigments, are derivatives of perylenetetracarboxylic anhydride. Originally used as vat dyes, it is only since 1950 that they have found application as pigments for colouring plastics and high-grade industrial paints. |
| Toxicology |
Perylene pigments do not exhibit acute oral toxicity in animal trials, nor do they irritate the skin and mucous membranes. A 28-day (subacute) feeding trial carried out with a perylene pigment did not show any adverse toxicological results |
| Ecology |
Because of their poor solubility in water, perylene pigments are nontoxic to aquatic organisms and are not an environmental hazard. An 8-week bioaccumulation study with a perylene pigment on fish showed that the pigment does not accumulate in the organism. |
| Labelling |
The above listed products are not dangerous substances in the sense of the German Ordinance on Dangerous Substances or of corresponding EU regulations. |
Classification as dangerous goods
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The products are not classified as hazardous under transport regulations |
| Heavy metal content |
PALIOGEN?pigments do not contain any lead, cadmium, chromium(VI) and mercury compounds in their formulations. The sum of the total contents of these elements, according to tests on standard samples, is less than 100 mg/kg. It is thus below the limit in the EU packaging directives and the American CONEG model.
Antimony < 20 mg/kg Chromium < 50 mg/kg
Arsenic < 20 mg/kg Selenium < 20 mg/kg
Lead < 20 mg/kg Mercury < 20 mg/kg
Cadmium < 30 mg/kg Zinc < 20 mg/kg
Prim. aromatic amines < 100 mg/kg
The metal levels quoted are based on the detection limit of the analytical determination method used (X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy). The actual levels may lie well below these values. |
| Halogen content |
PALIOGEN?pigments do not contain organically combined halogens. |
| Food legislation |
According to tests on standard samples (Type 8081) the listed PALIOGEN?pigments conform to the demands on purity in the following food legislation (see also "Heavy metal content"):
Europe: Resolution AP (89)
Germany: BgVV Empfehlung IX., 190. Mitteilung vom 1.6.1994
France: Brochure No. 1227. Red K 4180 and Redviolet K 5011 are not listed in the French Positive List.
Italy: Decreto Ministeriale dated 21.3.1973
Spain: Resoluci del 4.11.82 de la Subsecretar de Sanidad
USA: C.I. Pigment Red 179 ist listed in the FDA-Positive List
(21.CFR, ?178.3297). The other PALIOGEN? pigments are
in approval. Current use only on evidence of "non migration" |
| Toys |
According to tests on standard samples (Type 8082), the listed PALIOGEN?pigments conform to the demands on purity in the European standard on toys, i.e. EN 71, Part 3. |
| Registration status |
The components of the products are listed in the chemical inventories of the following countries: EU (EINECS), USA (TSCA), Canada (DSL), Japan (MITI), Australia (AICS), Korea (ECL), Philippines (PICCS, Final Version 1995), and Switzerland (BAGT No. 612200, Class free). |
| Other legislation on chemicals |
The products do not fall under the provisions of the agreement on chemical weapons and do not contain any substances that are mentioned in the German Ordinance on the Prohibition of Certain Chemicals (ChemVerbotsV). They are produced without using substances that destroy ozone (Montreal Agreement - Ozone Depleting Substances). |
| TA Luft |
Para 3.1.3 - Total dust (Germany) |
| MAK value |
The general threshold value for dust, i.e. 6 mg/m? must be observed. (Proposal of the MAK commission for the alveolar passing dust fraction, i.e. 1.5 mg/m? is not yet valid) (Germany) |
| Water hazard class |
WGK 1 (slightly water hazardous according to German legislation - KBwS - group classification organic colours) |
