General Information
Product name
Formalin 10%, neutral
Product Synonyms
None
Chemical name
Organic
Manufacturer Name
EMD Chemicals Inc
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Company Information
company name
EMD Chemicals Inc
GHS Information
Signal word
WARNING
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Physical State and Liquid. Appearance Emergency WARNING ! Overview HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION. SUSPECT CANCER HAZARD. MAY CAUSE CANCER. MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MAY CAUSE HERITABLE GENETIC EFFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. MAY CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL DATA.. CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANS:MUCOUS MEMBRANES, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, RESPIRATORY TRACT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, EYE, LENS OR CORNEA CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANS: LUNGS, SKIN, NOSE, SINUSES MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. WARNING This product contains a chemical(s) known to the State of 1 California to cause cancer.
Principle Routes of Exposure
Absorbed through skin. Eye contact. Inhalation. Ingestion.
Potential Acute Health Effects
Eyes Hazardous in case of eye contact (irritant). Inflammation of the eye is characterized by redness, watering, and itching. Skin Hazardous in case of skin contact (irritant). Skin inflammation is characterized by itching, scaling, reddening, or, occasionally, blistering. May be hazardous in case of skin contact (permeator). Inhalation Hazardous in case of inhalation (lung irritant). May be hazardous in case of inhalation. Ingestion Hazardous in case of ingestion.
Potential chronic health
Effects Carcinogenic Classified SUSPECTED [Formalin 10%, neutral]. Effects
Additional information
See Toxicological Information (section 11) Medical Conditions Repeated exposure to a highly toxic material may produce general Aggravated by deterioration of health by an accumulation in one or many human organs. Overexposure:
