Rainbow Plant Food 3-15-30 OB Florence

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Potential Acute Health Effects

This product may irritate eyes and skin upon prolonged or repeated contact due to mechanical or desiccant action. Over-exposure by inhalation may cause respiratory tract irritation. Ingestion of this substance may produce irritation of the gastro-intestinal tract, characterized by burning and diarrhea. For nitrate containing formulations only: May interfere with the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood if ingested in large quantities or over a prolonged period of time. Persons with anemia, bowel diseases, or infants, are more likely to develop effects. Over-exposure by ingestion is unlikely under normal working conditions. Inhalation of dusts may cause respiratory irritation. This product may irritate eyes and skin upon contact but is unlikely to injure tissue. Symptoms of overexposure may include: Cardiovascular: methemoglobinemia, low blood pressure (hypotension), irregular heart beat (arrhythmia), shock (vasodilation) CNS: headache, dizziness, generalized tingling sensation (parasthesia) Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain Eye: redness and inflammation (conjunctivitis) Skin: bluish discoloration (cyanosis) with profuse sweating following ingestion or irritation and flushed skin following contact with moist skin surfaces. POTENTIAL CHRONIC CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS NONE by ACGIH EPA IARC NTP

Potential health effects

MUTAGENIC EFFECTS NONE by ACGIH EPA IARC NTP

Teratogenic Effects

NONE by ACGIH EPA IARC NTP