General Information
Revision date
2009-03-20
Product name
Octadecyl Palmitate, Stearyl Palmitate, Octadecyl Hexadecanoate / Purester 34
CAS No.
2598-99-4
Emergency telephone
Anthony Armenti, 631-587-9000
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Company Information
company name
Strahl & Pitsch Inc
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency Overview: This product is expected to present a negligible health hazard under normal operating conditions (25°C, 1 atm). Potential combustible dust if flaked or powdered. Dust generated from flaked product will be combustible at sufficient concentration.
Potential health effects
Eye: May be slightly irritating to eyes. Splashes of heated materiel into eyes may cause thermal injury. Skin: This material is expected to have a low order of toxicity following dermal exposure. Exposure to heated material may cause thermal injury. CONTINUED (continued) Inhalation: Elevated temperatures or mechanical action may form vapors, mists, or fumes which may be irritating to the eyes, nose, throat and lungs. Avoid breathing vapors or mists. Ingestion: If ingested, this material is expected to have a low order of toxicity. Minute amounts aspirated into the lungs during ingestion or vomiting may cause mild-to-severe pulmonary injury.
Other physicochemical hazards
Reactions with strong oxidizing agents. Potential combustible dust if flaked or powdered. Dust generated from flaked product will be combustible at sufficient concentration.
Environmental hazards
No data available. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
