General Information
Revision date
2015-12-09
Product name
MALATHION 25W PCP 14656
CAS No.
121-75-5
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Insecticide – Group 1B PCP REG. NO 14656
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Company Information
company name
LOVELAND PRODUCTS CANADA, INC
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN – CAUTION - POISON – Hazardous if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through skin. Avoid breathing spray mist or dust. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, and clothing. Wash exposed skin areas thoroughly with soap and water after working and before eating, drinking, or smoking. Avoid contamination of feed and foodstuff. Keep out of reach of children. Use only with adequate ventilation. This product is buff-coloured powder with slight mercaptan odour. WARNING STATEMENTS: NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: This product is an organophosphate (cholinesterase-inhibiting) insecticide. Atropine is antidotal and should be given in multiple doses as necessary until the patient is atropinized. In severe cases 2-PAM may be given provided therapy begins within 24 hours of exposure. Monitor serum and RBC cholinesterase. Administer intravenous fluids cautiously, if needed, to correct dehydration. Symptoms of cholinesterase inhibition include salivation, gastrointestinal hypermotility, abdominal cramping, nausea, diarrhea, sweating, miosis, tearing, blurred vision, headache, dizziness, ataxia, bradycardia, dyspnea, cyanosis, and muscle twitching or tremors. In extreme cases, tetany, mental confusion, incontinence, weakness, collapse, paralysis, convulsive seizures, and even death, can occur.
