Restricted claim
“Non-toxic”
Is “Non-toxic” allowed under the EU Green Claims Directive (2024/825)?
Medium-risk claim Generic environmental
Why it is restricted
Toxicity is dose-dependent and substance-specific, so a blanket "non-toxic" is not demonstrable. It also implies competitors are toxic.
Say this instead
Point to the classification: "Not classified as hazardous under CLP Regulation 1272/2008."
In English
- “schadstofffrei”
- “non toxique”
- “niet-giftig”
- “no tóxico”
- “non tossico”
- “mürgivaba”
- “myrkytön”
- “giftfri”
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