List of Poisonous Substances Order

LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES [S.L.458.10 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 458.10 LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES ORDER 28th July, 1967 GOVERNMENT NOTICE 510 of 1967. Title.1. The title of this Order is List of Poisonous Substances Order. List of poisonous substances. 2. The list of substances which are to be considered as poisonous substances is set out in the Schedule to this Order. SCHEDULE (Article 2) LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES Alkaloids the following: their salts, simple or complex ; their quaternary compounds: Aconite, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than 0.02 per cent. of the alkaloids of aconite Atropine, except substances containing less than 0.15 per cent. of atropine or not more than one per cent. of atropine methonitrate Belladonna, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than 0.15 per cent . of the alkaloids of bel ladonna calculated as hyoscyamine Brucine, except substances containing less than 0.2 per cent. of brucine Calabar bean, alkaloids of Codeine, except substances containing less than two per cent. of code Colchicum, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than 0 .5 pe r cen t . o f the a lka lo ids o f co lch icum calculated as colchicine Coniine, except substances containing less than 0.1 per cent . of coniine Cotarnine, except substances containing less than 0.2 per cent. of cotarnine Curare, alkaloids of; curare bases Emetine, except substances containing less than one per cent. of emetine Ephedra, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than one per cent. of the alkaloids of ephedra 2 [S.L.458.10 LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES Ergot, alkaloids of, whether hydrogenated or not; their homologues; any salt of any substance falling within this item Gelsemium, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than 0.1 per cent. of the alkaloids of gelsemium Homatropine, except substances containing less than 0.15 per cent . of homatropine Hyoscine, except substances containing less than 0.15 per cent. of hyoscine Hyoscyamine, except substances containing less than 0.15 per cent. of hyoscyamine Jaborandi, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than 0.5 per cent. of the alkaloids of jaborandi Lobelia, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than 0.5 per cent. of the alkaloids of lobelia Nicotine Papaverine, except substances containing less than one per cent. of papaverine Pomegranate, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than 0.5 per cent. of the alkaloids of pomegranate Quebracho , a lka lo ids o f , excep t a lka lo ids o f r ed quebracho Sabadilla, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than one per cent. of the alkaloids of sabadilla Solanaceous alkaloids, not otherwise included in this list, except substances containing less than 0.15 per cent. of solanaceous alkaloids calculated as hyoscyamine Stavesacre, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than 0.2 per cent. of the alkaloids of stavesacre Strychnine, except substances containing less than 0.2 per cent. of strychnine Veratum, alkaloids of, except substances containing less than one per cent. of the alkaloids of veratum Yohimba, alkaloids of Antimonial substances, except substances containing less than the equivalent of one per cent. of antimony trioxide Apomorphine; its salts; except substances containing less than 0.2 per cent. of apomorphine Arsenical substances, except substances containing less than the equivalent of 0.01 per cent. of arsenic trioxide and except dentrifices containing less than 0.5 per cent.of acetarsol Barium, salts of Cantharidin, except substances containing less than 0.01 per cent. of cantharidin Cantharidates, except substances containing less than the LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES [S.L.458.10 3 equivalent of 0.01 per cent . of cantharidin Carbarsone, except substances containing not more than 0.0375 per cent. of carbarsone Chloroform, except substances containing less than ten per cent of chloroform Concentrated mineral acids Digitalis, glycosides and other active principles of, except substances containing less than one unit of activity (as defined in the British Pharmacopoeia) in two grammes of the substance Fluoroacetamide; fluoroacetanilide Formaldehyde, except substances containing less than five per cent., weight in weight, of formaldehyde (H.CHO) Formic acid, except substances containing less than five per cent., weight in weight, of formic acid (H.COOH) Guanidines, the following: p o l y m e t h y l e n e d i g u a n i d i n e s ; d i - p - a n i s y l - p phenetylguanidine Hydrocyanic acid, except syrup of wild cherry B.P.C. and substances containing less than 0.15 per cent., weight in weight , of hydsocyanic ac id (HON); cyanides , except substances containing less than the equivalent of 0.1 per cent., weight in weight, of hydrocyanic acid (HON); double cyanides of mercury and zinc Iodine crystals Nalorphine; its salts Nux vomica, except substances containing less than 0.2 per cent. of strychnine Oxalic acid; metallic oxalates Phenols; except (a) medicines containing less than one per cent. o f phenols , (b ) nasa l sprays , mouthwashes , pas t i l l es , lozenges, capsules, pessaries, ointments or suppositories containing less than 2.5 per cent. of phenols, and (c) soaps for washing Phosphorus, yellow Picric acid, except substances containing less than five per cent. of picric acid Picrotoxin Potassium hydroxide, except substances containing less than twelve per cent. of potassium hydroxide S o d i u m e t h y l m e r c u r i t h i o s a l i c y l a t e , e x c e p t s u b s t a n c e s c o n t a i n i n g l e s s t h a n 0 . 1 p e r c e n t . o f s o d i u m e t h y l mercurithiosalicylate Sodium fluoride; except substances containing less than three per cent . of sodium f luoride as a preservat ive, dent i f r ices 4 [S.L.458.10 LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES containing not more than 0.3 per cent. of sodium fluoride and mouth wash tablets containing not more than 0.2 per cent. of sodium fluoride Sodium hydroxide, except substances containing less than twelve per cent. of sodium hydroxide Sodium nitrate, except substances containing less than 0.1 per cent. of sodium nitrate Strophantus, glycosides of Tartar emetic, unless diluted more than 1 in 44 Thallium, salts of Zinc phosphide, except preparations for the destruction of rats and mice