Maca root extract

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Main Hazards:

Potential health effects

Eye Dust can cause eye irritation. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, redness, and swelling of eyes. Skin May cause skin irritation. Symptoms may include redness, burning, and swelling of skin. Swallowing Swallowing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Swallowing large amounts may be harmful. Inhalation Breathing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Breathing large amounts may be harmful. Symptoms of Exposure Signs and symptoms of exposure to this material through breathing, swallowing, and/or passage of the material through the skin may include: mouth and throat irritation (soreness, dry or scratchy feeling, cough), stomach or intestinal upset (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea). Target Organ Effects No data Developmental Information There are no data available for assessing risk to the fetus from maternal exposure to this material.

Cancer information

There is no information available. The chance of this material causing cancer is unknown. This material is not listed as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Other Health Effects

This material can form dust which may cause skin or mucous membrane irritation. Symptoms may include redness, burning, and swelling. Although they may cause respiratory tract irritation, nuisance dusts do not form scar tissue or affect the structure of air spaces in the lungs. Their effects on the tissues are potentially reversible.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, Skin and Eye contact.