South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 7 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Section 5-418 - Ethylene Glycol-base Radiator Antifreeze; Labeling
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(a) Ethylene glycol-base radiator antifreeze distributed in containers intended or suitable for household use may be misbranded under the act if the containers fail to bear a warning statement adequate for the protection of the public health and safety, except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 23-39-30.
(b) The following warning statements will be considered as meeting the requirements of Section 23-39-20(o)(1) and 5-394(b)(4)with respect to ethylene glycol-base radiator antifreeze, with and without added sodium arsenite of over 0.01 percent by weight, when the only hazard foreseeable is that caused by the ethylene glycol and (if present) the added sodium arsenite:
WARNING--HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED
Do not drink antifreeze or solution. If swallowed, induce vomiting immediately. Call a physician. Ethylene glycol base. Do not store in open or unlabeled containers. Keep out of the reach of children.
WARNING--HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
Do not drink antifreeze or solution. If swallowed, induce vomiting immediately. Call a physician. Ethylene glycol base containing sodium arsenite (less than 1%).
Antidote for sodium arsenite: Dimercaprol (BAL) to be administered only by a physician.
Do not store in open or unlabeled containers. Keep out of the reach of children.
(c) The words that are in capital letters in the warning statement set forth in paragraph (b) of this section should be printed on the main (front) panel or panels of the container in capital letters of the type size specified in 5-408(c)except that the word, "Poison", and the skull and crossbones symbol may appear on another panel with the balance of the cautionary information. The balance of the cautionary statements may appear together on another panel provided the front panel bears a statement such as, "Read carefully other cautions on panel".
