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S H A R P
Date Revised:
Date Issued :May. 28, 1999
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (1/2)
MSDS No. B-1020
Section 1. Product Identification
Product : FO-47ND / DUNT-455BSCZZ (Toner Cartridge)
Section 2. Supplier's Name and Address
Sharp Corporation
22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Local suppliers are listed below. Please contact the nearest supplier for additional information.
Section 3. Ingredients
Ingredients CAS No. Proportion OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV Other Limits
P olye ste r re sin (N J TSR N 3 61 6 15 -5 04 2 -P ) >9 0% N ot lis ted N o t liste d N o ne
C a rb o n b lac k 13 33 -86 -4 1 - 5% 3 .5 m g/m 3 3 .5 m g /m 3 TWA (Au stl) : 3 m g /m 3
P olyo lefin w a x 90 03 -07 -0 1 - 5% N ot lis ted N o t liste d N o ne
P olyo lefin w a x 2 5 72 2-4 5-6 (TO TAL O F BO TH ) N ot lis ted N o t liste d N o ne
O rg a nic p igm e nt (N J TSR N 3 6 16 15 -50 25 -P) 1 - 5% N ot lis ted N o t liste d N o ne
Section 4. Hazardous Identification (Emergency Overview)
Toner is a fine, black powder possessing no immediate hazard. There are no anticipated carcinogenic effects
from exposure based on animal tests performed using toner. When used as intended according to instructions,
studies do not indicate any symptoms of fibrosis will occur.
Section 5.Health Hazard Data
Route(s) of Entry :
Inhalation? Skin? Ingestion?
Yes Yes(Eye contact) Yes
Health Hazard :
Inhalation, LC50(g/m
3 /4h) : >0.74(Rats)* (This was the highest attainable concentration.)
Ingestion (oral), LD50(mg/kg) : >5000 (Rats) *
Dermal, LD50 (mg/kg) : >2000 (Rats) *
Eye irritation : Not an irritant (rabbits) *
Skin irritation : Not an irritant (rabbits) *
Skin sensitizer : No data available
Mutagenicity : Negative * (AMES test)
(* = Based on data for other products with similar ingredients)
Carcinogenicity : In 19 96 th e IA R C re e valu ate d ca rb on b lack as a G rou p 2B ca rcin og en (p ossib le h u m a n carcin og en ).
This cla ssification is give n to che m ic als for w hich th ere is ina de q ua te hu m an evid en ce , b ut sufficie nt an i-
m a l evid en ce on w hich to ba se an o pinio n o f ca rcino ge n icity. Th ecla ssifica tion is ba se d u po n the d eve l-
op m e n t o f lu ng tu m ors in rats rece iving ch ron ic inh ala tion e xpo sure s to fre e carb on b la ck a t le ve ls th at
in du ce p article ove rlo a d o f the lu ng . Stu die sp erfo rm e d in a nim a l m od els o th er tha n ra ts did no t sho w
an y as socia tion b etw e e n ca rbo n b lack an d lu ng tu m ors. M oreo ve r, a tw o -yea r can ce r b ioa ssa y u sin g a
typica l to ne r prep a ra tio n co ntain in g carb on bla ck d em o nstra te d n o asso ciatio n be tw e en to ne r exp osu re
an d tum o r de ve lo pm e nt in ra ts.
Chronic Effect : Prolo ng ed in ha latio n of exce ssive d ust m ay cau se lun g da m a g e. It is attrib u ted to “lu ng ov erloa din g”, a
ge ne ric resp o nse to exc essive a m ou nts o f an y du st re ta ine d in th e lun gs fo r a p rolo ng ed in te rv al. U se o f
this prod u ct a s in ten d ed do e s resu lt in inh a la tio n o f exce ssive du st. In a stud y in ra ts by chro nic in ha la-
tion e xpo sure to a typ ical ton e r, a m ild to m o d erate de gre e o f lu ng fib rosis wa s o b serve d in 9 2% of rats
in th e hig h con ce ntra tion (16 m g/m
3
) e xpo su re g ro u p, an d a m in im a l to m ild d e gree o f fibrosis w as
no te d in 2 2% of th e an im a ls in th e m id dle (4m g /m
3
) e xpo su re g rou p. Bu t n o pu lm on ary ch a ng e wa s
re po rte d in th e lo w est (1m g /m
3
) e xpo su re g ro u p, the m o st re le va nt le ve l to po te ntia l h um an e xpo su re s.
(Country) (Name and Telephone Number)
U.S.A. Sharp Electronics Corporation
Telephone number for information: 1-800-237-4277
Emergency telephone number : 1-800-255-3924
Canada Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd.
Telephone number for information: 905-890-2100
Emergency telephone number : 1-800-255-3924
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