MSDS Name: Saccharin Sodium
Catalog Numbers:
S394-100LB, S394-12, S394-212, S394-500
Synonyms:
Sodium saccharin; 1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one, 1,1-dioxide, sodium
salt; Saccharin, sodium salt; Saccharin soluble.
Company Identification:
Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
For information, call: 201-796-7100
Emergency Number: 201-796-7100
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Appearance: white solid.
Caution! May cause irritation.
Target Organs: None.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
May cause eye irritation.
Skin:
Low hazard for usual industrial handling.
Ingestion:
The toxicological properties of this substance have not been fully
investigated.
Inhalation:
Inhalation of dust may cause respiratory tract irritation.
Chronic:
Several studies in rats & mice have linked sodium saccharin to
bladder tumors, but the mechanism believed to induce cancer in those
animals does not appear to occur in humans. Rats & mice have a
different urinary pH than do humans.