I watched a video in which a man asked "would you swab your mouth with Spectracide?" No, of course not! But you brush your teeth each day with an equally poisonous substance. Look at the main active ingredient in your toothpaste. It probably says sodium flouride. Read further and it will tell you that if swallowed, call poison control. Do you know that poisonous substances can be absorbed into your body directly through the skin in your mouth? Do you know that we have all been poisoning our bodies and our children's bodies for decades over this "anti-cavity" ingredient?
SODIUM FLUORIDE
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1. Product Identification
Synonyms: Floridine; sodium monofluoride; disodium difluoride; natrium fluoride; Florocid
CAS No.: 7681-49-4
Molecular Weight: 41.99
Chemical Formula: NaF
Product Codes:
J.T. Baker: 3687, 3688, 3689
Mallinckrodt: 0467, 5309, 5325, 7636
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2. Composition/Information on Ingredients
Ingredient CAS No Percent Hazardous
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Sodium Fluoride 7681-49-4 100% Yes
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3. Hazards Identification
Emergency Overview
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DANGER! MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. AFFECTS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, HEART, SKELETON, CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND KIDNEYS. CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. IRRITATION EFFECTS MAY BE DELAYED.
SAF-T-DATA(tm) Ratings (Provided here for your convenience)
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Health Rating: 3 - Severe (Poison)
Flammability Rating: 0 - None
Reactivity Rating: 1 - Slight
Contact Rating: 3 - Severe
Lab Protective Equip: GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES
Storage Color Code: Blue (Health)
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Potential Health Effects
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If inhaled or swallowed, this compound can cause fluoride poisoning. Early symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and weakness. Later effects include central nervous system effects, cardiovascular effects and death.
Inhalation:
Causes severe irritation to the respiratory tract, symptoms may include coughing, sore throat, and labored breathing. May be absorbed through inhalation of dust; symptoms may parallel those from ingestion exposure. Irritation effects may not appear immediately.
Ingestion:
Toxic! May cause salivation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Symptoms of weakness, tremors, shallow respiration, cardopedal spasm, convulsions, and coma may follow. May cause brain and kidney damage. Affects heart and circulatory system. Death may occur from respiratory paralysis. Estimated lethal dose = 5-l0 grams.
Skin Contact:
Causes irritation, with redness and pain. Solutions are corrosive. Effects may not appear immediately.
Eye Contact:
Eye irritant! May cause irritation and serious eye damage. Effects may not immediately appear.
Chronic Exposure:
Chronic exposure may cause mottling of teeth and bone damage (osteosclerosis) and fluorosis. Symptoms of fluorisis include brittle bones,weight loss, anemia, calcified ligaments, general ill health and joint stiffness.
Aggravation of Pre-existing Conditions:
Populations that appear to be at increased risk from the effects of fluoride are individuals that suffer from diabetes insipidus or some forms of renal impairment.
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Now when you reach for that toothpaste, maybe you will think twice about it and begin to put pressure on the manufacturers to remove this poisonous chemical from its list of ingredients along with several other heavy metals.
SODIUM FLUORIDE
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1. Product Identification
Synonyms: Floridine; sodium monofluoride; disodium difluoride; natrium fluoride; Florocid
CAS No.: 7681-49-4
Molecular Weight: 41.99
Chemical Formula: NaF
Product Codes:
J.T. Baker: 3687, 3688, 3689
Mallinckrodt: 0467, 5309, 5325, 7636
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2. Composition/Information on Ingredients
Ingredient CAS No Percent Hazardous
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Sodium Fluoride 7681-49-4 100% Yes
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3. Hazards Identification
Emergency Overview
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DANGER! MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. AFFECTS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, HEART, SKELETON, CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND KIDNEYS. CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. IRRITATION EFFECTS MAY BE DELAYED.
SAF-T-DATA(tm) Ratings (Provided here for your convenience)
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Health Rating: 3 - Severe (Poison)
Flammability Rating: 0 - None
Reactivity Rating: 1 - Slight
Contact Rating: 3 - Severe
Lab Protective Equip: GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES
Storage Color Code: Blue (Health)
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Potential Health Effects
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If inhaled or swallowed, this compound can cause fluoride poisoning. Early symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and weakness. Later effects include central nervous system effects, cardiovascular effects and death.
Inhalation:
Causes severe irritation to the respiratory tract, symptoms may include coughing, sore throat, and labored breathing. May be absorbed through inhalation of dust; symptoms may parallel those from ingestion exposure. Irritation effects may not appear immediately.
Ingestion:
Toxic! May cause salivation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Symptoms of weakness, tremors, shallow respiration, cardopedal spasm, convulsions, and coma may follow. May cause brain and kidney damage. Affects heart and circulatory system. Death may occur from respiratory paralysis. Estimated lethal dose = 5-l0 grams.
Skin Contact:
Causes irritation, with redness and pain. Solutions are corrosive. Effects may not appear immediately.
Eye Contact:
Eye irritant! May cause irritation and serious eye damage. Effects may not immediately appear.
Chronic Exposure:
Chronic exposure may cause mottling of teeth and bone damage (osteosclerosis) and fluorosis. Symptoms of fluorisis include brittle bones,weight loss, anemia, calcified ligaments, general ill health and joint stiffness.
Aggravation of Pre-existing Conditions:
Populations that appear to be at increased risk from the effects of fluoride are individuals that suffer from diabetes insipidus or some forms of renal impairment.
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Now when you reach for that toothpaste, maybe you will think twice about it and begin to put pressure on the manufacturers to remove this poisonous chemical from its list of ingredients along with several other heavy metals.