=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:PRESENCE/ABSENCE BROTH WITH MUG, DISPOSAL
NIIN:01-460-6770
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLBVM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:HACH COMPANY
Address:5600 LINDBERGH DR
Box:389
City:LOVELAND
State:CO
ZIP:80539
Country:US
Info Phone Num:970-669-3050
Emergency Phone Num:(303) 623-5716 / (515) 232-2533
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:M00896
CAGE:91224
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:HACH CO
Address:5600 LINDBERGH DR
Box:389
City:LOVELAND
State:CO
ZIP:80539
Country:US
Phone:970-669-3050/ 303-623-5716
CAGE:91224

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:SODIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:7647-14-5
RTECS #:VZ4725000
< Wt:5.
Other REC Limits:LD50 ORAL RAT=3G/KG

Name:PEPTONES
CAS:73049-73-7
< Wt:5.

Name:BEEF EXTRACT
< Wt:5.

Name:LACTOSE
CAS:63-42-3
RTECS #:OD9625000
Minumum % Wt:1.
Maxumum % Wt:10.

Name:WATER (DEMINERALIZED)
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Minumum % Wt:60.
Maxumum % Wt:70.

Name:OTHER COMPONENTS, EACH
< Wt:1.

Name:TRYPTOSE (9015-54-7)
Minumum % Wt:1.
Maxumum % Wt:10.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: NO EFFECTS ARE ANTICIPATED. SKIN:
    NO EFFECTS ARE ANTICIPATED. INGESTION: PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC.
    INHALATION: NO EFFECTS ANTICIPATED. CHRONIC EFFECTS: NO EFFECTS
    ANTICIPATED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY OSHA
    LISTED CARCINOGENS. THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY IARC AND NTP
    LISTED CHEMICALS.
Effects of Overexposure:NONE ANTICIPATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE REPORTED.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION
    DEVELOPS. SKIN: WASH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER. INGESTION: GIVE
    LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION:
    NONE REQUIRE D.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:WILL NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE
    CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN OR EXPLODE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:STOP SPILLED MATERIAL FROM BEING RELEASED TO
    THE ENVIRONMENT. ABSORB SPILLED LIQUID WITH NON-REACTIVE SORBENT
    MATERIAL. CLEANUP OF USED PRODUCT: STERILIZE WITH BLEACH OR BY
    AUTOCLAVING. PLACE MATERIAL  IN A PLASTIC BAG. MARK BAG
    'NON-HAZARDOUS TRASH', AND DISPOSE OF AS NORMAL REFUSE.
    DECONTAMINATE AREA WTH BLEACH SOLUTION.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. MAINTAIN GENERAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
    PRACTICES WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. STORE IN THE DARK BETWEEN 2C -
    25C.
Other Precautions:ONLY PERSONS PROPERLY QUALIFIED TO RESPOND TO AN
    EMERGENCY INVOLVING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES MAY RESPOND TO A SPILL
    ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGULATION (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(A)(V) AND PER
    YOUR COMPANY'S EMER GENCY RESPONSE PLAN AND GUIDELINES/PROCEDURES.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Ventilation:MAINTAIN GENERAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES WHEN USING
    THIS PRODUCT.
Protective Gloves:DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES WITH TOP AND SIDE SHIELDS.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING. PROTECT FROM LIGHT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CATALOG NUMBER: 2401650.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Vapor Pres:NOT DETERMINED
Spec Gravity:NOT DETERMINED
pH:6.9
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, RED-PURPLE LIQUID; ODOR NOT DETERMINED.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE REPORTED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION. EXPOSURE TO
    DIRECT SUNLIGHT. HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NO HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
    KNOWN.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:PRODUCT TOXICOLOGICAL DATA: LD50, LC50 = NONE
    REPORTED. SKIN, EYE IRRITATION DATA= NONE REPORTED. DERMAL TOXICITY
    DATA= NONE REPORTED. MUTATION DATA = NONE REPORTED. REPRODUCTIVE
    TOXICITY: IN A LOBORA TORY TEST, MICE GIVEN 2% NACL SOLUTION IN
    PLACE OF DRINKING WATER DURING PREGNANCY PRODUCED HYPERTENSIVE
    ADULT OFFSPRING. A SINGLE SUCUTANEOUS INJECTION OF NACL SOLUTION
    INTO PREGNANT MICE @2500 MG/KG  CAUSED FETAL DEATHS AND
    MALFORMATION. INGREDIENT TOXI DATA: LACTOSE ORAL RAT TLDL0= 375
    MG.KG; NACL ORAL RAT LD50= 3000 MG/KG.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO ECOLOGICAL DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT AND ITS
    INGREDIENTS.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:USED PRODUCT-STERILIZE  WITH BLEACH OR BY
    AUTOCLAVING. UNUSED PRODUCT-MAKE SURE TUBES ARE TIGHTLY CAPPED.
    PLACE MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC BAG. MARK BAG 'NON-HAZARDOUS TRASH,'
    AND DISPOSE OF AS NORMAL REFU SE. EMPTY CONTAINERS: RINSE THREE
    TIMES WITH AN APPROPRIATE SOLVENT. DISPOSE OF EMPTY CONTAINER AS N
    ORMAL TRASH. FOLLOW ALL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED FOR TRANSPORTATION.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SEC 311/312: NOT COVERED. SEC 313 (40 CFR
    372): DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICAL SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING
    REQUIREMENTS OF SEC 313. SEC 302 (EHS) TPQ, RQ (40 CFR 355): NOT
    APPLICABLE. SEC 304 CERCLA RQ (  40 CFR 302.4 :  NOT APPLICABLE.
    CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 116.4):  NOT APPLICABLE.
Federal Regulatory Information:OSHA: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET THE
    CRITERIA FOR A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AS DEFINED IN THE HAZCOM
    STANDARD ( 29 CFR 1910.1200). TSCA: ALL INGREDIENTS ARE LISTED ON
    THE TSCA  8(B) INVENTORY (40CFR 710).
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NO LISTED
    CHEMICALS ARE PRESENT.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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