MSDS Name: Vanillin
Catalog Numbers:
AC140820000, AC140820010, AC140820020, AC140821000, AC140822500,
AC140825000, A4924008, V10-100
Synonyms:
Vanillaldehyde; 4-Hydroxy-m-anisaldehyde;
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde; Lioxin; Methylprotocatechualdehyde;
Vanillic aldehyde.
Company Identification:
Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
For information, call: 201-796-7100
Emergency Number: 201-796-7100
For CHEMTREC assistance, call: 800-424-9300
For International CHEMTREC assistance, call: 703-527-3887
Appearance: white to light yellow powder.
Caution! May cause eye, skin, and respiratory
tract irritation. May be harmful if swallowed. Light sensitive.
Moisture sensitive.
Target Organs: None.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
Dust may cause mechanical irritation. Low hazard for normal
industrial handling.
Skin:
Dust may cause mechanical irritation. Low hazard for usual
industrial handling.
Ingestion:
May cause irritation of the digestive tract.
Inhalation:
No hazard expected in normal industrial use. Dust is irritating to
the respiratory tract.
Chronic:
Not available.
Prolonged or repeated contact may result in "vanillism", an allergic
dermatitis. Doesn't seem likely upon a closer look since the allergic
reaction is caused by a mite in the 'raw' vanilla.