Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
57-10-3
Name of the chemical
palmitic acid
Concentration
53-58 53-58
General Information
Revision date
2009-08-27
Product name
STEARIC
Product Synonyms
ACID (VEGETABLE)
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Personal
Emergency telephone
Chemtrec
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Company Information
company name
Saffire Blue Inc
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
saffireblue@saffireblue.ca
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
IDENTIFICATION Eye Contact: This material produced only mild conjunctival erythema in 2 of 6 rabbits at the 24 and 48 hour readings. No other signs of irritation were observed. All signs of irritation had subsided at the 72 hour reading. If shipped in the molten form (approx. 180℉) hot stearic acid causes severe thermal burns to the eyes. Skin Contact: No No No No No signs signs signs of of of of of irritation irritation irritation or or or or or corrosively corrosively corrosively at at at at at either either either intact intact intact or or or or or abraded abraded abraded sites sites on on on on on albino albino albino rabbit. rabbit. Ingestion: LD50: LD50: > > > > > 10g/kg 10g/kg 10g/kg (Rat) (Rat) (Rat) (Stearic (Stearic (Stearic and and and Palmitic Palmitic Palmitic Acids) Acids) Inhalation: Unknown Primary Irritation Index was 0. 75 mg of stearic acid applied intermittently to human skin over a 3-day period resulted in mild irritation. 500 mg of stearic acid applied to rabbit skin over a 24-hour period resulted in moderate irritation. PEL: No No No No No OSHA OSHA OSHA PEL PEL TLV: No No No No No ACGIH ACGIH ACGIH TLV TLV 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. FIRST FIRST FIRST AID AID AID MEASURES MEASURES
