Product ID:GERMICIDAL SOLUTION
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N000638
MSDS Number: BCFXY

BARNES-HIND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Emergency Phone: 408-736-5462

Cage: GO909

BARNES-HIND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

SUNNYVALE, CA 94086-5205 US

Telephone: 408-736-5462

Cage: GO909

C.I. FOOD RED 15 (SARA III)

CAS: 81-88-9

RTECS: BP3675000

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, 50% SOLUTION

CAS: 8001-54-5

RTECS: BO3150000

Fraction By Weight: 0.3%

WATER, PURIFIED

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 98.2%

SODIUM NITRITE (SARA III)

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

Fraction By Weight: 1%.

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

SODIUM BICARBONATE

CAS: 144-55-8

RTECS: VZ0950000

Fraction By Weight: 0.5%

Effects of Overexposure:LOCAL IRRITATION. INGEST-BURNING PAIN IN
MOUTH,THROAT,ABDOMEN;NAUSEA,VOMITING. SEE SUPP DATA.

First Aid:INGESTION:PROMPTLY SWALLOW LGE QTY MILK,EGG WHITES,GELATIN
SOLUTIONS. GASTRIC LAVAGE W/SOAP SOLUTN WILL COUNTERACT ABSORPTION
IF PERFORMED EARLY. SALINE CATHARTICS MAY BE USEFUL ONCE SYSTEMIC
EFFECTS APPEAR. SEE OTHER PRECAUTIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:RINSE W/WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ALUMINUM-HANDLED INSTRUMENTS SHOULD
NOT BE KEPT IN SOL N >30 MIN AT A TIME.HEAT STERILIZE HYPO NEEDLES
STORED IN SOL'N PRIOR TO STORAGE.
Other Precautions:ONCE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS APPEAR, SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT,
INCLUDING VASPORESSOR MEASURES TO CONTROL CONVULSIONS, AND ASSISTED
RESPIRATION MAY BE NECESSARY. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF FOOD.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED
Ventilation:NONE REQUIRED
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED
Eye Protection:GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED
Supplemental Safety and Health
IN LARGE DOSES - CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE,CONVULSNS,COMA,RESPIRATORY
ARREST & DEATH MAY OCCUR. LD50 ORAL MOUSE=18.1 ML/KG,0RAL RAT=17.1
ML/KG. MFR STATES TOXICITY CONSIDERED UNLIKELY.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212 F
Spec Gravity:1.0
Appearance and Odor:PINK SOLUTION-NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ORGANIC MATTER
Stability Condition to Avoid:ORGANIC MATTER INACTIVATES GERMICIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:MFR SUGGESTS DISCARD EMPTY CONTAINER AFTER
RINSING THOROUGHLY W/WATER. DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE,
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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