| Common Name: | 131/231/331 LAUNDRY DETERGENT WITH SAFE BLEACH & ENZYMES |
| Manufacturer: | METERPAK CANADA |
| SDS Revision Date: | 6/1/2006 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 5LH16 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
THIS MSDS COMPLIES WITH OSHA'S HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD 29 CFR
1910,1200 AND OSHA FORM 174
IDENTITY AND MANUFACTURER'S INFORMATION:
MANUFACTURER'S NAME: METERPAK INC.
ADDRESS:
1270 FEWSTER DRIVE
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L4W 1A4
FOR INFORMATION: (905) 624-0366
EMERGENCY 24-HOUR RESPONSE NO: 1-800-255-3924
DATE PREPARED: JUNE 2006
IDENTITY (TRADE NAME AS USED ON LABEL):
METERPAK(R*) #131 / #231 / #331 LAUNDRY DETERGENT WITH SAFE BLEACH &
ENZYMES
| SECTION 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT USE: LAUNDRY DETERGENT WITH SAFE BLEACH AND ENZYMES
CHEMICAL IDENTITY: MIXTURE
CAS NO. & NAME: NOT APPLICABLE
FORMULA AND M. WT.: NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 2 - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS | |
CHEMICAL IDENTITY CAS# ACGIH TLV TOXICITY
SODIUM METASILICATE 6834-92-0 10 MG/M3 PER LD50 ORAL RAT:
40 HR WEEK 1280 MG/KG
SODIUM CARBONATE 15630-89-4 LD50 ORAL RAT:
PEROXYHYDRATE 2000 MG/KG
| SECTION 3 - PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
PHYSICAL IDENTITY: POWDER
BOILING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
APPEARANCE & ODOR:
WHITE POWDER, LEMON SCENT PACKAGED IN A WATER-SOLUBLE POUCH
MELTING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
pH: 1%
SOLUTION: 11.0
ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT DETERMINED
DENSITY (G/ML): 0.79
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: NOT AVAILABLE
WATER SOLUBILITY: COMPLETE
VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT APPLICABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 4 - FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS | |
CONDITIONS OF FLAMMABILITY:
OXYGEN EVOLUTION AS A RESULT OF DECOMPOSITION MAY BURST CONTAINERS AND
ACCELERATE THE BURNING RATE OF OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
FLASH POINT & METHOD OF DETERMINATION: NOT APPLICABLE
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: NOT APPLICABLE
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: NOT APPLICABLE
MEANS OF EXTINCTION: WATER, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS:
OXIDES OF CARBON, SULPHUR DIOXIDE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, DECOMPOSITION
RELEASES OXYGEN.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
OXYGEN EVOLUTION AS A RESULT OF DECOMPOSITION MAY BURST CONTAINERS AND
ACCELERATE THE BURNING RATED OF OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NONE
| SECTION 5 - REACTIVITY DATA | |
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE
INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES: STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY:
PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM, COPPER, TIN, LEAD OR ZINC MAY LIBERATE
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
OXIDES OF CARBON, SULPHUR DIOXIDE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, DECOMPOSITION
RELEASES OXYGEN.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| SECTION 6 - TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES | |
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE:
PRODUCT IS SOLD IN WATER-SOLUBLE POUCHES. DIRECT CONTACT IS UNLIKELY TO
OCCUR UNDER NORMAL USE.
HOWEVER UNDER UPSET OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS:
EYE CONTACT: IRRITANT, PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE PERMANENT EYE INJURY.
SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE DRYING OF THE SKIN, IRRITATION.
INHALATION:
DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION - UNLIKELY TO OCCUR DUE TO PACKAGING.
SOME SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS MAY DEVELOP ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO ENZYMES.
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND ABDOMINAL PAIN.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE:
NO DATA BUT EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO "ACUTE EXPOSURE."
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: NONE KNOWN.
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY IARC, OSHA OR NTP.
| SECTION 7 - PREVENTIVE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR IF CONTACT LIKELY TO OCCUR.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: NORMAL VENTILATION ADEQUATE.
HANDLING PROCEDURE & EQUIPMENT: DO NOT HANDLE POUCHES WITH WET HANDS.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:
STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA. DO NOT STORE NEAR INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES
SPECIAL SHIPPING INFORMATION: NONE
PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING LEAKS OR SPILLS:
STOP LEAK AT SOURCE, SWEEP UP AND REMOVE.
WASTE DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF WASTE AT AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY (INCINERATION IS
SUITABLE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, PROVINCIAL OR FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 8 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
PRODUCT IS SOLD IN WATER-SOLUBLE POUCHES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH POWDER IS
UNLIKELY UNDER NORMAL USE. SHOULD DIRECT CONTACT WITH POWDER OCCUR, FOLLOW
THESE PROCEDURES.
SKIN: WASH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
EYES:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUNNING WATER, LIFTING EYELIDS.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TO DILUTE. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH AND IS BELIEVED
TO BE CORRECT AS OF THE DATE HEREOF. HOWEVER METERPAK INC., MAKES NO
REPRESENTATION AS TO THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION.
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PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ACCORDINGLY, METERPAK INC. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE USED OF OR RELIANCE UPON SUCH
INFORMATION. NO REPRESENTATIONS, OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
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HEREIN OR TO THE PRODUCT TO WHICH THE INFORMATION REFERS.