BS EN 15178:2007

This standard BS EN 15178:2007 Elements for the identification of products in emergency enquiries is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.200 Accident and disaster control
• 01.080.10 Public information symbols. Signs. Plates. Labels

This European Standard specifies requirements for an area on the packaging - the product identification field - marked by a symbol, where clear product identification element(s) is (are) present. This European Standard applies to products that are the subject of emergency enquiries to the poison information centres. This European Standard does not apply to medicinal products (human and veterinary drugs) (see [2], [3]) and medical devices (see [4], [5]), as information requirements are already covered.