Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

UNITED FARMERS GLYPHOSATE 450 TRANSLOCATED HERBICIDE

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

DO NOT use until supplied directions for use have been read and understood. Using
protective gear, the concentrate is carefully measured and mixed with water at the
recommended rate. Avoid skin and eye contact with concentrate and the mixed solution.
Application is by agricultural spray. A non- selective, non- residual post emergence
herbicide for the control of weeds.

SYNONYMS

Non-selective

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Risk of serious damage to eyes.
Toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long- term adverse effects in the aquatic
environment.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Accidental ingestion of the material may be damaging to the health of the individual.  A 1991 survey of 93 attempted suicides by drinking undiluted Roundup type preparations noted 7 deaths within hours of intakes of 85 to 200 ml. Severe effects shown were pulmonary dysfunction, kidney failure, coma, hypotension requiring pressor amines, repeated seizures, cardiac arrest. 13 of 93 showed only mild effects, nausea, vomiting and recovered within 24 hours 73 of 93 recovered but suffered sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, oral ulcers, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hypotension responsive to intravenous fluids, transient liver or kidney damage, blood in urine. A wide variation in dose response was seen and may be due to a major presence of surfactants. [IPCS Environmental Health Criteria No. 159].  

EYE

  If applied to the eyes, this material causes severe eye damage.  The material may produce severe irritation to the eye causing pronounced inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  

SKIN

  Skin contact with the material may damage the health of the individual; systemic effects may result following absorption.  The material may cause skin irritation after prolonged or repeated exposure and may produce on contact skin redness, swelling, the production of vesicles, scaling and thickening of the skin.  The material may accentuate any pre-existing dermatitis condition.  Entry into the blood-stream, through, for example, cuts, abrasions or lesions, may produce systemic injury with harmful effects. Examine the skin prior to the use of the material and ensure that any external damage is suitably protected.  

INHALED

  Inhalation may produce health damage*.  There is some evidence to suggest that this material, if inhaled, can irritate the throat and lungs of some persons.  Not normally a hazard due to non-volatile nature of product.  Inhalation of vapors or aerosols (mists, fumes), generated by the material during the course of normal handling, may be damaging to the health of the individual.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Long-term administration of glyphosate can cause diarrhea, nasal discharge, stomach bleeding, increased size of the thymus gland, changes to the liver and kidneys and adverse effects on reproduction.