Sodium Nitrite food grade E250

Hazard statements (CLP)

H272, H301, H319, H400

Code

Statements

H272

May intensify fire; oxidiser

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

No 1272/2008 Classification of the substance or mixture According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567 Ox. Sol. 3 H272 May intensify fire; oxidizer. Acute Tox. 3 (oral) H301 Toxic if swallowed. Eye Dam./Irrit. 2 H319 Causes serious eye irritation. Aquatic Acute 1 H400 Very toxic to aquatic life. M-factor acute: 1 According to BASF current knowledge and application of the criteria given in Annex I of Regulation

2.2 Label elements

According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H319 Causes serious eye irritation. H301 Toxic if swallowed. H400 Very toxic to aquatic life. H272 May intensify fire; oxidizer.

Prevention

P273 P280 + P283 Avoid release to the environment. Wear protective gloves and eye/face protection and fire/flame resistant/retardant clothing. P280 Wear eye and face protection. P210 Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking. P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. P264 Wash contaminated body parts thoroughly after handling. P221 Take any precaution to avoid mixing with combustibles ... P220 Keep away from clothing and other combustible materials.

Response

P310 Immediately call a POISON CENTER or physician. P305 + P351 + P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P301 + P330 IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. P391 Collect spillage. P337 + P311 If eye irritation persists: Call a POISON CENTER or physician. P370 + P378 In case of fire: Use water spray for extinction.

Storage

P405 Store locked up. P420 Store separately.

Precautionary statements

(Disposal) P501 Dispose of contents and container to hazardous or special waste collection point. Hazard determining component(s) for labelling: sodium nitrite

2.3 Other hazards

According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567 If applicable information is provided in this section on other hazards which do not result in classification but which may contribute to the overall hazards of the substance or mixture. No specific dangers known, if the regulations/notes for storage and handling are considered. The product does not contain a substance above legal limits fulfilling the PBT (persistent/bioaccumulative/toxic) criteria or the vPvB (very persistent/very bioaccumulative) criteria.

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567 Ox. Sol. 3 H272 May intensify fire; oxidizer. Acute Tox. 3 (oral) H301 Toxic if swallowed. Eye Dam./Irrit. 2 H319 Causes serious eye irritation. Aquatic Acute 1 H400 Very toxic to aquatic life. M-factor acute: 1 According to BASF current knowledge and application of the criteria given in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008, the following classification exceeding the classification given in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, Annex VI, Table 3.1 is required. Ox. Sol. 2 Acute Tox. 3 (oral) Eye Dam./Irrit. 2 Aquatic Acute 1 For the classifications not written out in full in this section the full text can be found in section 16.