MSDS Medicinal Activated Charcoal Tablets 300mg

Product:           JL Bragg Medicinal Charcoal Tablet 300mg (Presentations 100’s and 250’s)
1.0       IDENTIFICATION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT & OF COMPANY
 
1.1           Identification of Active Ingredient:
Steam activated, non impregnated activated charcoal powder, used principally to adsorb organic substances from gaseous and aqueous media.
 
1.2           Company undertaking identification:
JL Bragg Ltd                                          33 -35 Boss Hall Road, Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5BN UK
Tel                                                        +44 1473 748345
Fax                                                       +44 1473 749889
Email                                                    bragg@charcoal.uk.com
Website                                                www.charcoal.uk.com
 
1.3           Emergency Telephone No:  +44 1473 748345
 
2.0       COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
            Description:                                          Activated charcoal
            CAS No:                                                7440-44-0
 
            Description:                                          Starch
            CAS No:                                                9005-25-8
 
            Description:                                          Tragacanth
            CAS No:                                                9000-65-1
 
            Description:                                          Magnesium Stearate
            CAS No:                                                557-04-0
 
            Description:                                          Sucrose
            CAS No:                                                57-50-1
 
3.0       HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
            None identified on basis product is used as per instructions.
 
4.0       FIRST AID MEASURES
            Inhalation:                                            Not applicable
            Skin contact:                                         Wash with soap/water
            Eye contact:                                          Flush with plenty of clean water
Ingestion:                                             Product licensed as a pharmaceutical within the UK for treatment          of digestive disorders.
 
5.0       FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
            Prevention:                                           Keep away from sources of heat
            Suitable extinguishing media:                Flood with water
Special exposure hazards:                      Carbon monoxide / dioxide may be generation in the event of a fire
 
6.0       ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES:
            Personal precautions:                            Not applicable
            Environmental:                                     Not applicable
 
            Methods for cleaning up: Sweep carefully place into suitable container for disposal in accordance with local and national regulations.
 
7.0       HANDLING AND STORAGE
 
7.1       Handling
            No associated hazards identified
 
7.2       Storage
            Store under ambient temperature conditions, avoid extremes of temperature.
 
8.0       EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION
            Respiratory Protection:                         Not applicable
            Hand Protection:                                   Not applicable
            Eye Protection:                                     Not applicable
            Hygiene measures:                                Wash hands before and after handling product.
            Exposure limits:                                    Not established as product in solid tablet format
 
9.0       PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
            Appearance:                                         Round tablet, with no break lines
            Colour:                                                 Black
            Odour:                                                  None
            pH:                                                       Not applicable
            Boiling point:                                        Not applicable
            Melting point:                                       Not applicable
            Flash point:                                           Not applicable
            Flammability (solid/gas):                        Not applicable
            Auto flammability:                                Not applicable
            Upper explosion limit:                           Not applicable
            Lower explosion limit:                           Not applicable
            Vapour pressure:                                  Not applicable
Solubility:                                             Tablet will disintegrate in aqueous media, active ingredient insoluble in common solvents.
Partition coefficient:                              Not applicable
10.0     STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
            Conditions to avoid:                              Sources of ignition
            Materials to avoid:                                Strong oxiders
Hazardous decomposition products:      Combustion may result in generation of carbon dioxide/monoxide and oxides of nitrogen
            Hazardous polymerisation:                    Will not occur
 
11.0     TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
            Effects and hazards of eye contact:        May produce eye irritation
            Effect and hazards of skin contact:         Product not a primary skin irritant
            Effect and hazards of inhalation:            Product non toxic through inhalation
Effect and hazards of ingestion:             Product non toxic through ingestion, acute oral LD50 (rat) for active ingredient >1000mg/kg.
 
12.0     ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
            BOD /COD:                                            No information available
 
13.0     DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
            Dispose of in accordance with local and national regulations
 
14.0     TRANSPORT INFORMATION
            Steam activated carbon has been tested according to UN Transport of Dangerous Goods test protocols for spontaneously combustible materials.  It has been specially determined they are non hazardous for transportation with UN1362, class 4.2.
 
15.0     REGULATORY INFORMATION
            Product not classified as dangerous or hazardous.
 
            Labelling Information
            Product Name:                                      JL Braggs Medicinal Charcoal Tablets 
            Classification:                                        Pharmaceutical
            Legal Status                                          PL 00726/5000R
            S Phrases                                              Not applicable
 
16.0     OTHER INFORMATION
            This safety data sheet has been produced to comply with the preparation directive 1999/45/EC.  This product is registered as a licensed pharmaceutical ( PL 00726/5000R) and is excluded from the requirements to supply MSDS, this information is provided for reference only.
            
            Whilst every effort has been made to represent the product as accurately as possible, JL Bragg provides no warranty with respect to this information and disclaims all liability associated with its use.