TAME 2.4 EC (WARNING Statement)

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW. WARNING • Causes substantial but temporary eye irritation. • May be fatal if swallowed. • Harmful if inhaled. • Harmful if absorbed through skin. • Avoid inhaling fume or spray mist. • Do not get in eyes, on skin or on clothing.

Aspiration hazard

do not induce vomiting • Keep out of reach of children.

Potential health effects

Acute Toxicity (Primary Routes of Exposure) Signs and Symptoms of Systemic Effects: Fenpropathrin Technical is a nervous system toxin that causes salivation, weakness, ataxia, tremors, and convulsions in laboratory animals. This product contains a solvent mixture. Solvents, when inhaled, can cause nasal and respiratory irritation and central nervous system effects including dizziness, weakness, fatigue, nausea, headache and possibly unconsciousness and even death. Ingestion of solvents can cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Aspiration of low viscosity solvents can cause chemical pneumonitis which can be fatal. Acute Eye Contact: This product can cause prolonged or significant eye irritation. The expected adverse health effects resulting from an exposure may include redness, swelling and pain which could last for an extended period of time. Acute Skin Contact: Based on an evaluation of the ingredients and/or similar products, this product may cause moderate skin irritation. The expected adverse health effects resulting from an exposure may include redness and swelling. Based on an evaluation of the ingredients and/or similar products, this product may be slightly toxic when absorbed through the skin. This product is not expected to cause allergic skin reactions. This product contains a pyrethroid. Skin contact with pyrethroids can result in a temporary burning, tingling or itching sensation. Acute Ingestion: Based on an evaluation of the ingredients and/or similar products, this product may be moderately toxic when ingested. Ingestion of this product may cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Because of the low viscosity of this substance, it can directly enter the lungs if it is swallowed (this is called aspiration). This can occur during the act of swallowing or when vomiting the substance. Once in the lungs, the substance is very difficult to remove and can cause injury to the lungs and death. Acute Inhalation: Based on an evaluation of the ingredients and/or similar products, this product may be moderately toxic when inhaled. Exposure to high concentrations in the air may result in respiratory irritation. Signs and symptoms may include, but not be limited to, nasal discharge, sore throat, coughing and difficulty in breathing. Chronic Toxicity (including cancer): Fenpropathrin Technical did not produce tumors in rats or mice. Increased pituitary, kidney and adrenal weights were observed at high doses in a two year study in rats. Prolonged or repeated dermal exposures may cause drying, scaling and even blistering of the skin. Reports have associated repeated and prolonged occupational overexposure to solvents with permanent brain and nervous system damage. Symptoms include fatigue, concentration difficulties, anxiety, depression, rapid mood swings and short-term memory loss. The reports are not clear with regard to the types of solvents that may cause these symptoms, and there is controversy among scientists to whether the condition exists or is caused by this type of product. Since many other diseases cause some or all of these conditions, a doctor should be consulted if any appear. Trimethyl benzene may affect the liver and may cause changes in the blood cells, affecting the blood's clotting ability. Trimethyl benzene can irritate the lungs. Repeated exposure may cause bronchitis to develop with cough, phlegm, and/or shortness of breath. Chronic exposure of workers and rodents to naphthalene has been reported to cause cataracts and damage to the retina. Lesions in the kidneys and thymus, signs of anemia, and reduced spleen weights have been observed in rats and mice chronically exposed via gavage. Naphthalene has been listed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). Developmental Toxicity (birth defects): Fenpropathrin Technical did not cause birth defects when tested in experimental animals even at maternally toxic dose levels. There is limited evidence of fetal and maternal toxicity from exposure to naphthalene. Reproductive Toxicity: Fenpropathrin Technical was tested in a three-generation rat reproduction study. Reproductive effects were observed only at a dose that also produced systemic toxicity. Potentially Aggravated Medical Conditions: Individuals with preexisting diseases of the central nervous system may have increased susceptibility to the toxicity of excessive exposures. For complete discussion of the toxicology data from which this evaluation was made, refer to Section 11. For Regulatory Information, refer to Section 15.