Product ID:PEPSIN, P53500
MSDS Date:02/21/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N027720
MSDS Number: BQBLH

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

PEPSIN A;(PEPSIN)

CAS: 9001-75-6

RTECS: SC6132000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:SOME PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES
HAVE PRODUCED SEVERE ASTHMA-LIKE PULMONARY REACTIONS DUE TO ALLERGY
OR IRRITATION. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE:DUSTS MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. INGEST:MAY CAUSE OCCA SIONAL ALLERGIC REACTIONS
MANIFESTED BYA RASH. CHRONIC:NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED
AREA W/S OAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO
EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED.
EYE:WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER OR NORMAL SALINE FOR AT LEAST 15
MINS, (SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE (FIBERBOARD)
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . REFER TO ORIGINAL MSDS FOR MORE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION ON RESPIRATOR SELECTION .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT. EMERGENCY
EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR:AMORPHOUS, SLIGHTLY HYGROSCOPIC POWDER OR SPONGY MASSES
W/SLIGHTLY SALINE OR ACIDIC TASTE. FIRST AID PROC:OCCASIONALLY
LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL REMAINS.
GE T MD IMMED. INGEST:TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. IF
VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
pH:4.6
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE/YELLOWISH TRANSLUCENT/TRANSPARENT SCALES OR
GRANULES, OR AN (SUPP DATA)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALCOHOL, METALLIC SALTS AND STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC CO*X.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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