General Information
Revision date
2015-07-16
Product name
Propidium iodide
CAS No.
2553-16-4
REACH No
is
Emergency telephone
112
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
IQ PRODUCTS BV
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
marketing@iqproducts.nl
GHS Information
Signal word
Warning
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H315, H319, H335, H341
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H315
Causes skin irritation
Section 2
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Skin irritation (Category 2), H315 Eye irritation (Category 2), H319 Germ cell mutagenicity (Category 2), H341 Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (Category 3), Respiratory system, H335 For the full text of the H-Statements mentioned in this Section, see Section 16.
2.2 Label elements
Labelling according Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Signal word
WARNING
Hazard statements
H315 Causes skin irritation. H319 Causes serious eye irritation. H335 May cause respiratory irritation. H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects.
Precautionary statements
P201 Obtain special instructions before use. P280 Wear eye protection/ face protection. P305 + P351 + P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P308 + P313 IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/ attention. P337 + P313 If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/ attention.
Supplemental label elements
Statements none
2.3 Other hazards
All reagents should be handled in accordance with good laboratory practices using appropriate precautions. In addition, handle all patient samples with appropriate precautions as described in “Biosafety in Microbial and Biomedical Laboratories”, 2nd ed., 1988. HHS Publication No. (CDC) 88-8395, Centers for Disease Control. This substance/mixture contains no components considered to be either persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) at levels of 0.1% or higher.
