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Administrative data

Link to relevant study record(s)

Description of key information

The test item Lovastatin has to be classified as not highly flammable in the sense of the test guideline Council Regulation (EC) No. 440/2008, Method A. 10. 

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Additional information

Lovastatin was not flammable within 2 min by the flame of a gas burner. Within the flame of the gas burner the test item melted to a yellowish liquid under formation of yellow to orange sparks. After removing the gas burner flame neither the solid nor the melted test item kept burning self-actingly.

Justification for classification or non-classification

The test item Lovastatin has to be classified as not highly flammable in the sense of the test guideline Council Regulation (EC) No. 440/2008, Method A. 10.