BECTON-DICKINSON MICROBIOLOGY SYS INC (FORMER BBL) -- 4330725 BBL SENSI-DISC SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST DISCS  -- 6550-00F050626
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:4330725 BBL SENSI-DISC SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST DISCS
MSDS Date:05/06/1994
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F050626
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BECTON-DICKINSON MICROBIOLOGY SYS INC (FORMER BBL)
Address:250 SCHILLING CIRCLE
Box:243
City:COCKEYSVILLE
State:MD
ZIP:21030-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:301-771-0100/301-584-4169
Emergency Phone Num:301-771-0100/301-584-4169
CAGE:05545
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BECTON DICKINSON AND CO MICROBIOLOGY SYSTEMS DIV
Address:250 SCHILLING CIRCLE
Box:City:HUNT VALLEY
State:MD
ZIP:21030-1103
Country:US
Phone:410-771-0101
CAGE:05545

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:CEPHALOTHIN 			   *96-2*
CAS:153-61-7
RTECS #:XI0388000

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PERSONS W/KNOWN/SUSPECTED ALLERGIES TO
    ANTIBIOTICS SHOULD ADVISE THEIR PHYSICIANS OF ANY INCIDENT THAT MAY
    HAVE RESULTED IN EXPOSURE TO ANTIBIOTIC TREATED PRODUCT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:PERSONS W/KNOWN/SUSPECTED ALLERGIES TO
    ANTIBIOTICS SHOULD ADVISE THEIR PHYSICIAN OF ANY INCIDENT THAT MAY
    HAVE RESULTED IN EXPOSURE TO ANTIBIOTIC TREATED PRODUCT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/KNOWN/SUSPECTED ALLERGIES
    TO ANITIBIOTICS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:MAY BE SWEPT UP & DISPOSED OF W/NORMAL
    LABORATORY TRASH.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL LABORATORY CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT USAGE.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT USAGE.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL PRODUCT USAGE.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE SHOULD BE PRACTICED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PAPER DISCS IMPREGNATED W/SUBSTRATE

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE DISPOSED OF W/NORMAL LABORATORY TRASH.
    DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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