CHEMICAL PRODUCT/ COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

Product name: Brazil Nut Oil

Trade name: Amazon Nut

Common Chemical Name: Triglycérides

Producer: Codina Inc
149 East Street - New York
NY 10016 USA
Tel: 212-447-13-00
Fax: 212-447-5017

Responsible department: Teco Finance Export
24 rue Violet
75015 Paris France
tel: 01-45-78-92-91
Fax: 01-45-77-00-69

COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

INCI/CTFA Name: Brazil ( Bertholletia Excelsa) Nut Oil

CAS Number:

EINECS:

% Compounds:

 

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

Environmental Hazards: Not to be expected

Human Health Hazards: Not to be expected

 

FIRST AID MEASURES

Effects and symptons:

Ingestion: Edible quality

Inhalation: Not considered dangerous

Skin contact: Non -irritating, non-sensitizing

Eye contacty: Could cause irritation

First Aid Mesures:

Ingestion: Not considered dangerous

Inhalation: No vapours appear at normal working temperature.

Skin Contact: Not considred dangerous

Eye contact: Flush with water for about 15 minutes if irritation continues see a doctor.

 

FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

Extinguishing Media

Suitable: Dry chemical, foam, carbon dioxide, fog nozzle.

Unsuitable fire extinguishser: Water jet

Special Firefighting Procedures

Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazards: Oily liquid will float on water-Treat as a grease fire. If Water must be used, use fog nozzle to prevent apread of burring liquid.

Protection of Firefighters: Wear self container breathing appartus and other vprotective clothing.

ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MESURES

Personal Precautions: Watch out for slippery conditions when spillage.

Environmental Precautions: Keep away from drains and ground water.

Methods of Cleaning Up: Pick up excess with inert absorbant material and place into separate waste container.

Flush area with warm soapy water.

HANDLING AND STORAGE

Handling: Handle with care and avoid spillage on the floor ( slippage).

Measures for safety handling: Consider normal working hygiene.

Storage: Store in a cool dry place.

Suitable packing materials: Coated steel drums, dark plastic containers, dark glass.

Not suitable packaging materials:Not direct contact with iron, bronze nor coopers.

 

EXPOSURE CONTROL/ PERSONAL PROTECTION

Further measures to the design of technical equipment:No further advice;see heading 7.

Specific control parameters like threshold limit values or biological standards: No information available.

Respiratory protections: No special measures at normal room temperature

Hand protection: No special measures at normal room temperature

Eye protection: Usage of safety glasses/ goggles is recommanded

Skin protection: No special measures at normal room temperature

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Appearance

Form: Liquid at 20 °C.

Colour: Clear Light Yellow

Smell: Mild

Information related to safety

Melting point: Liquid at 20 °C

Boiling Point:

Cloud Point:

Flash Point: 150-200°C

Ignition Temperature:

Autoinflammability:

Explosive properties:

Limits of flammability:

Vapour pressure at X°C:

Density at X°C:

pH -value: 6.5

Water: no

Oil and solvents: Essentialty solluble

Viscosity (mpa.sec):

Further data:Slip melting point:

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

Conditions to avoid: Oxidation promoting conditions (Heat, Sunlight and Air).

Materials to avoid: Strong Oxidazing Agents

Hazardous decomposition products: None ( Thermal decomposition products: H₂O and CO₂)

 

TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Acute Toxicitty:

Oral ( LD 50): Not tested on animal

Dermal ( LD 50): Not tested on animal

Inhalation ( LC 50): Not to be expected

Skin irritation: Not tested on animal

Eye irritation: Not tested on animal

Sensitation: Not tested on animal

Chronic Toxicity: Not to be expected

Carcinogenicity: Not to be expected if goog conditions of storage.

Further information:

The product is considered non-toxic and of edible quality.

 

ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Elimination ( persistency and degradability):Readily biodegradable

Bioaccumulative potential: Vegetal oil

Ecotoxicity: No information available.

According to the chemical composition: No content of heavy metal and substances classified as dangerous for the environment.

 

DISPOSITIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Dispose of in accrodance with local regulations. This material is not considered Hazardous Waste.

TRANSPORT INFORMATION

Land transport ADR/RID and GGVS/GGVE: Not classified

Sea transport IMDG/GGVSee: Not classified

Air Transport ICAO-TI and IATA-DGR: Not Classified

Transport/Further injformation: Not hazardous product according to these transport classifications.

 

REGULATORY INFORMATION

Classification according to EEC directives.

According to our information this product is not dangerous material.

Symbols and phrases according to health hazards : None.

Dangerous substances to label: None.

Content:

R-phrases: None

S-phrases: None

 

OTHERS INFORMATIONS

The information in this safety data sheet is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is valid for the product delivered.

Certains chemical characteristics such as melting point, acid value, iodine value and so on can be slightly modify from one batch to another.

But they are not sufficient to lead to modifications on the MSDS.