Human antisera reagent for in-vitro diagnostic use only

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Sodium azide is very toxic by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed. Contact with acid liberates very toxic gas. Heating may cause explosion. Readily absorbed through skin. Avoid contact with metals. The concentrations used within this reagent are not associated with any hazards All blood grouping reagents should be treated as potentially infectious. The source material from which this product is derived meets the safety requirements of blood components for clinical use, as defined in the current version of the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the United Kingdom (Red Book). Donated units are not sterilised; capable of transmitting any biological agent that has not been detected by routine screening at the time of manufacture. No known test methods can offer assurances that products derived from human blood will not transmit infectious disease. Appropriate care should be taken in the use and disposal of this product.