Product ID:GUM ARABIC
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-299-1429
MSDS Number: BDWLN

Emergency Phone: 714-864-2310

Info Phone: 714-864-2310

Cage: OOO63

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

ARABIC GUM (ACACIA)

CAS: 9000-01-5

RTECS: CE5945000

Fraction By Weight: 99%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RBT LD50: 8000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LOCAL CONTACT MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
SYMPTOMS SUCH AS ASTHMA, WATERY NOSE AND EYES, COUGH AND WHEEZING.
HIVES, ECZEMA AND ANGIOEDEMA MAY ALSO RESULT FROM INHALATION OR
INGESTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP
OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN, MUTAGEN, TERATOGEN OR NEUROTOXIN.
Effects of Overexposure:LOCAL CONTACT MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS
SUCH AS ASTHMA, WATERY NOSE AND EYES, COUGH AND WHEEZING. HIVES,
ECZEMA AND ANGIOEDEMA MAY ALSO RESULT FROM INHALATION OR INGESTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE SKIN MAY BE AT
INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE. THIS PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED A WEAK
ALLERGEN.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH WITH
SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ADVICE.
INHALATIO N: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION
IF NOT BREATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. RINSE MOUTH & DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG OR SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM OR DRY
CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION IT EMITS
ACRID SMOKE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP SMALL SPILLS. WEAR GLOVES, GOGGLES &
RESPIRATOR IF REQUIRED. ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. PLACE IN CLOSED
CONTAINER FOR RECLAMINATION OR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP
CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN MATERIAL IS NOT IN USE. KEEP AWAY FROM
IGNITION SOURCES. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IF
REQUIRED.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL(GENERAL) EXHAUST TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:WORK GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES RECOMMENDED
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR INDUSTRIAL WORK CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT INGEST.

HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:NIL
pH:<7
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO YELLOWISH WHITE POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIS AND STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT OR OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE WHEN HEATED TO
DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL OF WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SHALL
COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY REGULATIONS. SEND WASTE MATERIAL TO AN APPROVED RECYCLING
FACILITY IF FEASIBLE. CITY , STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS MUST
BEFOLLOWED.

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