SDS - ICL Peters Professional Blossom Booster - 260715
Applies to Peters Blossom Booster
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SAFETY DATA SHEET
This safety data sheet was created pursuant to the requirements of: Australia
Revision date 15-Jul-2026 Revision Number 3
Section 1: Identification
Product Identifier
- Product Name: Peters Professional Blossom Booster 10-30-20+2MgO+TE
- Product Code(s): 2103-215HA
Other Means of Identification
- Pure substance/mixture: Mixture
Recommended Use of the Chemical and Restrictions on Use
- Recommended use:
- Fertilizer
- Restricted to professional users
- Uses advised against: No information available
Emergency Telephone Number
- Emergency telephone number:
- Australia: (02) 801 44558
- New Zealand: (09) 992 91483
Section 2: Hazard(s) Identification
Ghs Classification
Not classified
Label Elements
Hazard statements
Other Hazards Which Do Not Result in Classification
No information available.
Section 3: Composition and Information on Ingredients
| Chemical name | CAS No. | Weight-% |
|---|---|---|
| Potassium nitrate | 7757-79-1 | 30-60 |
| Boric acid | 10043-35-3 | 0.1-<1 |
| Non-hazardous ingredients | Proprietary | Balance |
Section 4: First Aid Measures
Description of First Aid Measures
- Inhalation: Remove to fresh air.
- Eye contact: Rinse thoroughly with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes, lifting lower and upper eyelids. Consult a physician.
- Skin contact: Wash skin with soap and water.
- Ingestion: Wash out mouth with water provided person is conscious. Do NOT induce vomiting. Get medical attention if symptoms occur. NOTE: Never give an unconscious person anything to drink.
Most Important Symptoms and Effects, Both Acute and Delayed
- Symptoms: No information available.
- Effects of Exposure: No information available.
Indication of Any Immediate Medical Attention and Special Treatment Needed
- Note to physicians: Treat symptomatically and supportively.
Section 5: Firefighting Measures
Suitable Extinguishing Media
- Suitable extinguishing media: Use extinguishing measures that are appropriate to local circumstances and the surrounding environment.
- Large Fire: CAUTION: Use of water spray when fighting fire may be inefficient.
- Unsuitable extinguishing media: Do not scatter spilled material with high pressure water streams.
Specific Hazards Arising from the Chemical
- Specific hazards arising from the chemical: May emit toxic and irritating fumes under fire conditions.
Special Protective Actions for Fire-fighters
- Special protective equipment and precautions for fire-fighters: Firefighters should wear self-contained breathing apparatus and full firefighting turnout gear. Contain runoff to prevent entry into water or drainage systems. Cool containers with water spray.
Section 6: Accidental Release Measures
Personal Precautions, Protective Equipment and Emergency Procedures
- Personal precautions: Ensure adequate ventilation.
- For emergency responders: Use personal protection recommended in Section 8.
Environmental Precautions
- Environmental precautions: Should not be released into the environment. See Section 12 for additional Ecological Information.
Methods and Material for Containment and Cleaning Up
- Methods for containment: Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so.
Precautions to Prevent Secondary Hazards
- Prevention of secondary hazards: Clean contaminated objects and areas thoroughly observing environmental regulations.
Section 7: Handling and Storage
Precautions for Safe Handling
- Advice on safe handling: Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice.
Conditions for Safe Storage, Including Any Incompatibilities
- Storage Conditions: Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Keep away from Incompatible materials.
- Incompatible materials: None known based on information supplied.
Section 8: Exposure Controls and Personal Protection
Control Parameters
Exposure Limits
| Chemical name | Australia | New Zealand | ACGIH TLV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boric acid 10043-35-3 |
- | - | TWA: 2 mg/m³ inhalable particulate matter STEL: 6 mg/m³ inhalable particulate matter |
- Biological occupational exposure limits: This product, as supplied, does not contain any hazardous materials with biological limits established by the region specific regulatory bodies
Appropriate Engineering Controls
- Engineering controls:
- Showers
- Eyewash stations
- Ventilation systems.
Individual Protection Measures, Such as Personal Protective Equipment
- Eye/face protection: Chemical safety goggles.
- Skin and body protection: Wear suitable protective clothing.
- Hand protection: Protective gloves.
- Respiratory protection: No protective equipment is needed under normal use conditions. If exposure limits are exceeded or irritation is experienced, ventilation and evacuation may be required.
- Environmental exposure controls: No information available.
- Thermal hazards: No information available.
Section 9: Physical and Chemical Properties
Information on Basic Physical and Chemical Properties
- Physical state: Solid
- Appearance: Powder
- Color: Off-white
- Odor: No information available
| Property | Values | Remarks • Method |
|---|---|---|
| Melting point / freezing point | No data available | None known |
| Initial boiling point and boiling range | No data available | None known |
| Flammability | No data available | None known |
| Flammability Limit in Air Upper flammability or explosive limits Lower flammability or explosive limits |
No data available No data available |
None known |
| Flash point | No data available | None known |
| Autoignition temperature | No data available | None known |
| Decomposition temperature | None known | |
| SADT (°C) | None known | |
| pH | 4.5 | (@ 200 g/l) |
| pH (as aqueous solution) | No data available | None known |
| Kinematic viscosity | No data available | None known |
| Dynamic viscosity | No data available | None known |
| Water solubility | No data available | None known |
| Solubility(ies) | completely soluble | |
| Partition coefficient | No data available | None known |
| Vapor pressure | No data available | None known |
| Relative density | No data available | None known |
| Bulk density | 800 - 1100 kg/m³ | |
| Liquid Density | No data available | |
| Relative vapor density | No data available | None known |
| Particle characteristics Particle Size Particle Size Distribution |
No information available No information available |
Other Information
Section 10: Stability and Reactivity
Reactivity
- Reactivity: No information available.
Chemical Stability
- Stability: Stable under normal conditions.
Explosion Data
- Sensitivity to mechanical impact: None.
- Sensitivity to static discharge: None.
Possibility of Hazardous Reactions
- Possibility of hazardous reactions: None under normal processing.
Conditions to Avoid
- Conditions to avoid: None known based on information supplied.
Incompatible Materials
- Incompatible materials: None known based on information supplied.
Hazardous Decomposition Products
- Hazardous decomposition products: None known based on information supplied.
Section 11: Toxicological Information
Acute Toxicity
Information on likely routes of exposure
- Product Information:
Symptoms Related to the Physical, Chemical and Toxicological Characteristics
- Symptoms: No information available.
- Acute toxicity: No information available.
Numerical Measures of Toxicity
Component Information
| Chemical name | Oral LD50 | Dermal LD50 | Inhalation LC50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium nitrate | >2000 mg/kg (rat, OECD 425) | >5000 mg/kg (rat, OECD 402) | >0.527 mg/L (4h, rat, OECD 403) |
| Boric acid | >2600 mg/kg (Rat, OECD 401) | > 2000 mg/kg bw (Rabbit) | > 2.03 mg/L (Rat, 4 h OECD 403) |
See section 16 for terms and abbreviations
Delayed and Immediate Effects as Well as Chronic Effects from Short and Long-term Exposure
- Skin corrosion/irritation: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
- Serious eye damage/eye irritation: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
- Respiratory or skin sensitization: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
- Germ cell mutagenicity: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
- Carcinogenicity: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
| Chemical name | Australia | ACGIH | IARC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boric acid - 10043-35-3 | - | A4 - Not classifiable as a human carcinogen | - |
- Reproductive toxicity: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
- STOT - single exposure: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
- STOT - repeated exposure: Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
- Aspiration hazard: Not expected.
Section 12: Ecological Information
Ecotoxicity
- Aquatic ecotoxicity: No information available.
| Chemical name | Fish | Crustacea | Algae/aquatic plants | Toxicity to microorganisms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E 252 | LC50: 1378 mg/L (96h, poecilia reticulata) | LC50: 340 mg NO3-/L (48h, Ceriodaphnia silvestrii, read across) | EC50: > 1047.8 mg NO3-/L (10d, several benthic diatoms) NOEC: 418.5 mg NO3-/L (10d, several benthic diatoms) |
EC50: > 1000 mg/L (activated sludge, OECD 209, read across) |
| Boric acid | LC50: =79.7mg/L (96h, Pimephales promelas) LC50: =74 mg/L (96h, Limanda limanda) |
EC50: 64 - >544mg/L (freshwater invertebrates) | EC50: =52.4 mg/L (3d, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata) | - |
- Terrestrial ecotoxicity:
| Chemical name | Earthworm | Avian | Honeybees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boric acid | - | Dietary Toxicity: LC50 > 5620 ppm (Anas platyrhynchos, 5 Days) Dietary Toxicity: LC50 > 5620 ppm (Colinus virginianus, 5 Days) |
- |
Persistence and Degradability
- Persistence and degradability: No information available.
Bioaccumulative Potential
| Chemical name | Partition coefficient | Bioconcentration factor (BCF) | Trophic magnification factor (TMF) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boric acid | -1.09 | 0 | - |
Mobility in Soil
- Mobility in soil: No information available.
Other Adverse Effects
- Other adverse effects: No information available.
Section 13: Disposal Considerations
Waste Treatment Methods
- Waste from residues/unused products: Dispose of in accordance with local regulations. Dispose of waste in accordance with environmental legislation.
- Contaminated packaging: Dispose of contents/containers in accordance with local regulations.
See section 8 for more information
Section 14: Transport Information
- ADG: Not regulated
- IATA: Not regulated
- IMDG: Not regulated
- Transport in bulk according to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 and the IBC Code: No information available
Section 15: Regulatory Information
Safety, Health and Environmental Regulations/legislation Specific for the Substance or Mixture
National regulations
Australia
- See section 8 for national exposure control parameters
- Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP):
- Classified as a scheduled poison according to the Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP)
- Poison Schedule Number: 4
Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS)
| Chemical name | Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| Potassium nitrate - 7757-79-1 | Present | - |
| Boric acid - 10043-35-3 | Present | - |
Illicit Drug Precursors/Reagents This product does not contain any substance(s) on the Illicit Drug Precursors/Reagents list.
| Chemical name | Chemicals of Security Concern |
|---|---|
| Potassium nitrate - 7757-79-1 | Present High risk |
National pollutant inventory Subject to reporting requirement
| Chemical name | National pollutant inventory |
|---|---|
| Boric acid - 10043-35-3 | 10 tonne/yr Threshold category 1 |
International Inventories
GHS hazardous component CAS registry numbers appearing in section 3 may differ from substances appearing in section 15 due to country or regional chemical inventory coverage requirements, however, remain in compliance with the inventory Products that are used as food additives are exempt from listing in international chemical inventories
For further details on the regulatory status for this product in a specific country, please send your inquiry to the following email address:
- AIIC: Not Listed
- NZIoC: Not Listed
- TSCA: Not Listed
- DSL: Not Listed
- ENCS: Not Listed
- IECSC: Not Listed
- KECL: Not Listed
- PICCS: Not Listed
- TCSI: Not Listed
- NCI: Not Listed
- TECI: Not Listed
- NSQ: Not Listed
Legend:
- AIIC: Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals
- NZIoC: New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals
- TSCA: United States Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(b) Inventory
- DSL/NDSL: Canadian Domestic Substances List/Non-Domestic Substances List
- ENCS: Japan Existing and New Chemical Substances
- IECSC: China Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances
- KECL: Korean Existing Chemicals Inventory
- PICCS: Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances
- TCSI: Taiwan Chemical Substance Inventory
- NCI: Vietnam National Chemicals Inventory
- TECI: Thailand Inventory FDA Existing Chemicals
- NSQ: Mexico National Inventory of Chemical Substances
International Regulations
- The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: Not applicable
- The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Not applicable
- The Rotterdam Convention: Not applicable
Section 16: Other Information
- Prepared By:
- HERA
- e-mail:
- Revision date: 15-Jul-2026
- Revision Note: The symbol (***) in the margin of this SDS indicates that this line has been revised.
Key or Legend to Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Safety Data Sheet
Legend Section 8: Exposure controls/personal protection
- TWA: TWA (time-weighted average)
- STEL: STEL (Short Term Exposure Limit)
- Ceiling: Maximum limit value
- Sk:* Skin designation
- C: Carcinogen
Key Literature References and Sources for Data Used to Compile the Sds
- U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ChemView Database
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Acute Exposure Guideline Level(s) (AEGL(s))
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency High Production Volume Chemicals
- Food Research Journal
- Hazardous Substance Database
- International Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID)
- Japan National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
- Australia National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS)
- NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- National Library of Medicine's ChemID Plus (NLM CIP)
- National Library of Medicine's PubMed database (NLM PUBMED)
- U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP)
- New Zealand's Chemical Classification and Information Database (CCID)
- International Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Environment, Health, and Safety Publications
- International Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) High Production Volume Chemicals Program
- International Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Screening Information Data Set
- United Nations World Health Organization (WHO)
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Information is supplied to you upon the condition that the persons receiving the information will make their own determination as to its safety and suitability for their purposes prior to use. In no event will we be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon the information. In addition, we shall not be liable for any damage or injury resulting from abnormal use, from any failure to adhere to recommended practices or from any hazards inherent in the nature of the product.
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