Security Datasheet

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Revision: 20.06.2023 MSDS 2.001.053
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Varta Consumer Batteries GmbH & Co. KGaA
Alfred-Krupp-Str. 9
73479 Ellwangen
Germany
8 Exposure controls/personal protection
Under normal conditions (during charge and discharge) release of ingredients does not occur.
9 Physical and chemical properties
Not applicable if closed.
10 Stability and reactivity
Dangerous reactions: When heated above 100 °C the risk of rupture occurs.
11 Toxicological information
Under normal conditions (during charge and discharge) release of ingredients does not occur. In case of accidental release see information in
sections 2 to 4 and 6.
Swallowing of a battery can be harmful. Call the local Poison Control Centre for advice and follow-up. See section 4.
12 Ecological information
VARTA portable flashlights do not contain heavy metals as defined by the European directives 2006/66/EC Article 21; they comply with the
chemical composition requirements of this Directive.
Mercury has not been “intentionally introduced (as distinguished from mercury that may be incidentally present in other materials)” in the sense
of the U.S.A. “Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act” (May 13 1996).
13 Disposal considerations
Not applicable if closed.
European Union
In the European Union, manufacturing, handling and disposal of batteries is regulated on the basis of the DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and
repealing Directive 91/157/EEC. Customers find detailed information on disposal in their specific countries using the web site of the European
Portable Batteries Association (www.epbaeurope.net).
Importers and users outside EU should consider the local law and rules.