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CANADA COLORS & CHEMICALS LTD
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DON MILLS, ONTARIO, CANADA M3B 2R7
(416)-449-7750
PRODUCT : GENSWEET IGI VHF CODE: 459353
SECTION 01: CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURER.....................GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL
4 CAMBRIDGE PLACE
1870 WINTON ROAD
ROCHESTER, NY ; 14618
PREPARED BY......................ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
PREPARATION DATE.................JAN 22/2003
PRODUCT NAME:....................GENSWEET IGI VHF
PRODUCT CODE:....................459353
CHEMICAL FORMULA.................N.AV.
CHEMICAL FAMILY..................ENZYME
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
D-XYLOSE KETOL-ISOMERASE N.AV. N.AV. N.AV.
% :60-100
CAS #:9055-00-9
CRYSTALLINE SILICA 30 MG/M3 N.AV. N.AV.
% :>0.1
CAS #:14464-46-1
SECTION 03: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY:
SKIN CONTACT...............PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION.
SKIN ABSORPTION............N.AV.
EYE CONTACT................MAY CAUSE IRRITATION FOLLOWING PROLONGED DIRECT CONTACT.
INHALATION.................INHALATION OF ENZYME MIST WILL CAUSE ALLERGIC TYPE
REACTIONS, INCLUDING BRONCHITIS, IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS
ON REPEATED EXPOSURE.
INHALATION, CHRONIC........CHRONIC EXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION BASED
ON EXPOSURE LEVEL, DURATION AND SUSCEPTIBILITY.
INGESTION..................AMOUNTS WHICH MAY BE SWALLOWED INCIDENTAL TO INDUSTRIAL
HANDLING ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE INJURY.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE........REFER TO ROUTE OF ENTRY.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE......REPEATED INHALATION OF ENZYME MIST BY SUSCEPTABLE
INDIVIDUALS WILL RESULT IN ALLERGENIC SENSITIZATION.
SUBSEQUENT EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN RESPIRATORY IRRITATION,
INFLAMMATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE NOSE AND EYES,
COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS, AND DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED....ATOPY. ASTHMA
BY OVEREXPOSURE
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SECTION 04: FIRST AID MEASURES
INSTRUCTIONS:....................INGESTION:.. RINSE MOUTH AND THROAT THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.
SHOULD IRRITATION OCCUR, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN
CONTACT:.. WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. CONSULT A
PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. EYE CONTACT:.. FLUSH EYES
THOROUGHLY WITH WATER, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. INHALATION:..
REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF IRRITATION OR ALLERGIC RESPONSE
OCCURS, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
SECTION 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
FLAMMABILITY.....................NOT FLAMMABLE
IF YES, UNDER WHICH
CONDITIONS?
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA..............WATER
SPECIAL PROCEDURES...............NO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
FLASH POINT (C), METHOD..........N.AP.
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE........N.AV.
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
EXPLOSION DATA
EXPLOSIVE POWER............N.AV.
RATE OF BURNING............N.AV.
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC............N.AV.
DISCHARGE
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT......N.AV.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS....NONE KNOWN.
SECTION 06: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
LEAK/SPILL.......................VACUUM OR SCOOP SPILLAGE INTO A CONTAINER OR FLUSH TO WASTE
SEWER AS REGULATIONS ALLOW. MINIMIZE AEROSOLIZAT ION (DUST
FORMATION) DURING CLEAN-UP.
SECTION 07: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND..........AVOID GENERATION OF DUST, RECURRING SPILLAGE AND SKIN
EQUIPMENT CONTACT. MAINTAIN A GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE.
STORAGE NEEDS....................KEEP THE CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
SECTION 08: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
GLOVES/ TYPE...............WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES. POLYETHYLENE. RUBBER
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SECTION 08: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
RESPIRATORY/TYPE...........EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATED ATMOSPHERES REQUIRES USE OF A
RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY NIOSH FOR THIS TYPE OF DUST. THE
RESPIRATOR USE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MSHA OR THE
MANUFACTURER MUST BE OBSERVED. A RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
PROGRAM SHOULD BE INSTITUTED TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA
STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.134.
EYE/TYPE...................SAFETY GLASSES. GOGGLES
FOOTWEAR/TYPE..............APPROPRIATE PROTECTION.
CLOTHING/TYPE..............SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT DIRECT SKIN CONTACT.
OTHER/TYPE.................EYE BATH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS.............LOCAL EXHAUST MAY BE NECESSARY TO PREVENT AEROSOL RELEASE.
SECTION 09: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE...................LIGHT BROWM, FREE-FLOWING GRANULES.
ODOUR............................N.AV.
ODOUR THRESHOLD..................N.AV.
VAPOUR PRESSURE (MMHG)...........N.AP.
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1)...........N.AP.
EVAPORATION RATE.................N.AP.
BOILING POINT....................N.AV.
PH...............................N.AP.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER=1).......N.AV.
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (% W/W)......INSOLUBLE
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DIST....N.AV.
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
YES........................YES
NO, WHICH CONDITIONS?
COMPATABILITY WITH OTHER
SUBSTANCES:
YES........................YES
NO, WHICH ONES?
REACTIVITY CONDITIONS?...........NONE
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF............NONE KNOWN
DECOMPOSITION
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
EXPOSURE LIMIT OF MATERIAL.......CRYSTALLINE SILICA: TLV; 0.05MG/M3. PEL; 10MG/M3/2(%SIO2+2)
LC 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....N.AV.
ROUTE
LD 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....N.AV.
ROUTE
CARCINOGENICITY OF MATERIAL......CHEMICAL LISTED AS CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN:
CRYSTALLINE SILICA; IARC.
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.............N.AV.
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SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
IRRITANCY OF MATERIAL............SEE SECTION 03
SENSITIZING CAPABILITY OF........MAY CAUSE ALLERGENIC SENSITIZATION. SEE SECTION 03
MATERIAL
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS............N.AV.
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT..........NO DATA AVAILABLE
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL...................IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
TDG CLASSIFICATION...............NOT REGULATED
UN NUMBER........................N.AP.
PACKING GROUP....................N.AP.
SPECIAL SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS....N.AP.
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION.............D2A
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.
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
N.AV.=NOT AVAILABLE
N.AP.=NOT APPLICABLE
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