Product ID:GALACTOSE POLYSACCHARIDE
MSDS Date:03/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F048638
MSDS Number: BZFSR

Emergency Phone: 301-963-3500/800-776-6267

Info Phone: 301-963-3500/800-776-6267

Cage: 016E9

Telephone: 301-963-3500/800-776-6267

Cage: 016E9

GALACTOSE POLYSACCHARIDE

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION/INGESTION: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:COUGHING, VOMITING, DISCOMFORT, IRRITATION.

First Aid:SKIN/EYES: RINSE W/WATER TO REMOVE POWDER.
INHALATION/INGESTION: PROMOTE COUGHING/VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE, AIR-BORNE, ORGANIC DUST AT/ABOVE
LEL VALVE HAVE EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL IN PRESENCE OF IGNITION SOURCES.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT AREA INTO APPROPRIATE WASTE CONTAINER,
AVOID DUST GENERATION. WEAR APPROVED MASK & EYE PROTECTION IF
SIGNIFICANT DUST IS ENCOUNTERED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY PLACE IN SEALED
CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:AVOID GENERATION OF FINE DUST.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROVED MASK.
Ventilation:IF DUST >10 MG/CUM GENERATES
Protective Gloves:NOT NECESSARY
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NOT NORMALLY NECESSARY.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:500F
Spec Gravity:1.7
Solubility in Water:10%
Appearance and Odor:OFF WHITE POWDER; ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDANTS & STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING: CO2, CO

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE INERT NUISANCE WASTING MATERIAL
IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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