Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

JOHNSON'S MEDS TAMPONS / CAREFREE TAMPONS

STATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS NATURE

Not considered a hazardous substance according to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200.

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Used internally to absorb menstrual flow and prevent staining of clothes with blood.

SYNONYMS

"sanitary protection", "Care Free"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

None

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Not applicable.  

EYE

  Not applicable.  

SKIN

  Not applicable.  

INHALED

  Not applicable.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  The case history of a man with toxic shock syndrome (TSS) has been reported.  A 41-year old man exposed a healing knee injury to used tampons while  cleaning a toilet. He was admitted to hospital with a temperature of  39.8 deg.C. He developed diarrhoea, a systolic blood pressure between 80  and 100 millimetres of mercury, and erythroderma of the entire body.  Nafcillin and fluids were prescribed.         [NIOSHTIC]