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CANADA COLORS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED
80 SCARSDALE ROAD
DON MILLS, ONTARIO M3B 2R7
(416)-449-7750
PRODUCT : VISCARIN GP 209 <> CODE: 944603
SECTION 01: CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURER.....................FMC CORPORATION
2000 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA
USA ; 19103
PREPARED BY......................ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
PREPARATION DATE.................JUN 23/1999
PRODUCT NAME.....................VISCARIN GP 209 <>
PRODUCT CODE.....................944603
CHEMICAL FORMULA.................N.AV.
MOLECULAR WEIGHT.................N.AV.
CHEMICAL FAMILY..................POLYSACCHARIDES
MATERIAL USE.....................REFER TO TECHNICAL LITERATURE
EMERGENCY PHONE NO...............(416)-444-2112
SECTION 02: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS EXPOSURE LEVELS LD/50, ROUTE, SPECIES LC/50, ROUTE, SPECIES
NO KNOWN HAZARDOUS
INGREDIENTS.
SECTION 03: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY:
SKIN CONTACT...............NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
SKIN ABSORPTION............NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
EYE CONTACT................NO ADVERSE EFFECTS.
INHALATION.................NO ADVERSE EFFECTS.
INGESTION..................NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE........ACUTE EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE ANY
SIGNIFICANT ACUTE TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE......NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ANTICIPATED FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
SECTION 04: FIRST AID MEASURES
INSTRUCTIONS:....................FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE RINSING OF THE
ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE EYE AND LIDS WITH WATER. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND
WATER. IN CASE OF INHALATION, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION IF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION OCCURS OR IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. IN CASE OF INGESTION:. GIVE LARGE
QUANTITY OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF THE
VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
OCCURS.
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN:..............TREATMENT IS SYMPTOMATIC AND SUPPORTIVE. THIS PRODUCT IS
EXPECTED TO HAVE LOW TOXICITY.
SECTION 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
FLAMMABILITY.....................NOT FLAMMABLE
IF YES, UNDER WHICH
CONDITIONS?
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA..............CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER
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SECTION 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
SPECIAL PROCEDURES...............DO NOT BREATH SMOKE, GASES OR VAPORS GENERATED. DO NOT
ENTER CONFINED FIRE SPACE WITHOUT ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING AND AN APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS. N.AP.
FLASH POINT (C), METHOD..........NOT FLAMMABLE
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE........NON-FLAMMABLE
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
EXPLOSION DATA
EXPLOSIVE POWER............DUSTS, AT SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATIONS, CAN FORM EXPLOSIVE
MIXTURES WITH AIR.
RATE OF BURNING............N.AV.
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC............NONE
DISCHARGE
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT......NONE
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS....OXIDES OF SULPHUR
SECTION 06: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
LEAK/SPILL.......................PRODUCT BECOMES SLIPPERY WHEN WET. MINIMIZE ACCUMULATION OF
SETTLED DUST. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ABSORB WITH INERT
MATERIAL. ORDINARY HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES ARE ADEQUATE.
SWEEP OR SHOVEL MATERIAL INTO WASTE CONTAINER.
SECTION 07: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND..........ALWAYS USE SAFE LIFTING TECHNIQUES WHEN MANUALLY MOVING
EQUIPMENT CONTAINERS. MATERIAL MAY BECOME VERY SLIPPERY WHEN WET.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. USE A LOCAL VENTILATION.
HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND
SAFETY PRACTICES.
STORAGE NEEDS....................STORE IN A COOL AND DRY PLACE, FOR PRODUCT INTEGRITY. AVOID
EXCESSIVE HEAT. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
SECTION 08: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
GLOVES/ TYPE...............NOT REQUIRED
RESPIRATORY/TYPE...........A NIOSH/MSHA JOINTLY APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN THE
ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS. DUST MASK OR
RESPIRATOR REQUIRED.
EYE/TYPE...................GOGGLES
FOOTWEAR/TYPE..............NOT REQUIRED
CLOTHING/TYPE..............NOT REQUIRED
OTHER/TYPE.................EYE BATH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS.............LOCAL EXHAUST AND GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION ARE REQUIRED TO
MEET EXPOSURE STANDARDS.
SECTION 09: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE...................WHITE POWDER
ODOUR............................SLIGHT. MARINE
ODOUR THRESHOLD..................N.AV.
VAPOUR PRESSURE (MMHG)...........N.AP.
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1)...........N.AP.
EVAPORATION RATE.................N.AP.
BOILING POINT....................N.AP.
PH...............................7.0-10.5. (1.5%)
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SECTION 09: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
BULK DENSITY.....................N.AV.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER=1).......1
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (% W/W)......(10%)
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DIST....N.AP.
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
YES........................YES.
NO, WHICH CONDITIONS?
COMPATABILITY WITH OTHER
SUBSTANCES:
YES........................YES
NO, WHICH ONES?
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:.............NONE
REACTIVITY CONDITIONS?...........NONE
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF............NONE KNOWN
DECOMPOSITION
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION.........WILL NOT OCCUR
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
EXPOSURE LIMIT OF MATERIAL.......(ACGIH/TWA). 10 MG/M3. INHALABLE PARTICULATE. 3 MG/M3.
(RESPIRABLE PARTICULATE)
LC 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....LC50: >0.93 MG/L/4Hr (RAT) (CARAGEENAN)
ROUTE
LD 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....CARRAGEENAN: LD50> 2000 MG/KG (DERMAL-RABBIT). CARRAGEENAN:
ROUTE LD50> 5000 MG/KG (ORAL-RAT)
CARCINOGENICITY OF MATERIAL......NONE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.............NONE
IRRITANCY OF MATERIAL............SEE SECTION 03
SENSITIZING CAPABILITY OF........NONE
MATERIAL
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS............NONE
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:..............THIS PRODUCT IS BIODEGRADABLE AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE
SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS.
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL...................IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
T.D.G. CLASSIFICATION............NOT REGULATED
PACKING GROUP....................N.AP.
SPECIAL SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS....N.AP.
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION.............THIS IS NOT A CONTROLLED PRODUCT
CPR COMPLIANCE...................THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CPR AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
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SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
N.AV.=NOT AVAILABLE
N.AP.=NOT APPLICABLE
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