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SPECIMEN safety data sheet: Animal fat and tallow (rendered)
THIS IS A SPECIMEN. IT IS NOT A SAFETY DATA SHEET.
It is published as a worked example, to show which information belongs in which of the sixteen sections required by Regulation (EU) 2020/878. It contains no batch data, no supplier data and no customer data, and it must never be supplied, presented or relied upon as a real safety data sheet.
Sustainable Commodities 3 B.V. is a broker. It does not manufacture, import or supply this product, and it is not a supplier within the meaning of Article 3(32) of REACH. Only the actual supplier may issue a safety data sheet, and only that document describes the material you are buying. Ask your supplier for it.
- 1Section 1: who the supplier is
- 2Section 2: how it is classified
- 3Section 3: what is actually in it
- 4Section 14: how it may be transported
- 5Then ask the supplier for the real sheet
Sections 1 and 14 cause the most arguments in practice: section 1 has to name the party that places the material on the market, and section 14 governs whether the cargo may travel as booked. We are a broker, not the supplier, so the sheet for your material has to come from the party you are buying from.
- Document type
- Specimen / illustrative example
- Structure
- 16 sections per Regulation (EU) 2020/878
- Published by
- Sustainable Commodities 3 B.V., Lemmer, the Netherlands
- Website
- www.sustainablecommodities.eu
- Batch data
- None. By design.
- Legal effect
- None
1.Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking
Product: Rendered fat of animal origin, categorised under Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, traded as an oleochemical and biofuel feedstock.
Identified use: Feedstock for biofuel and oleochemical production.
Document issued by: Sustainable Commodities 3 B.V., Lemsterpad 54-A1, 8531 AA Lemmer, the Netherlands, https://www.sustainablecommodities.eu
Role: broker and intermediary. Sustainable Commodities does not manufacture, import or supply this product and is not a supplier within the meaning of Article 3(32) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). The actual supplier is required to provide the safety data sheet for the material you buy.
Emergency telephone: to be stated by the actual supplier.
2.Hazards identification
Not normally classified as hazardous under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. Category and establishment approval govern where the material may legally go, and are not a CLP matter.
Generally not classified as hazardous under CLP.
Handled hot in practice: thermal burn hazard, and slip hazard on solidified spillage.
3.Composition/information on ingredients
Triglycerides of animal origin with free fatty acids and moisture. Species mix determines the fatty acid profile and the titre.
4.First aid measures
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
5.Firefighting measures
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
6.Accidental release measures
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
7.Handling and storage
Requires heated storage and heated lines above the titre point, typically in the region of 38 to 44 C depending on species mix.
Solidification in an unheated tank or container is the most common practical problem with this product.
8.Exposure controls/personal protection
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
9.Physical and chemical properties
Appearance: solid to semi-solid at ambient, liquid when heated. Odour: characteristic.
Titre and slip point are the parameters that govern handling. Batch values must come from the analysis.
| Property | Typical value |
|---|---|
| Physical state at 20 C | Solid to semi-solid; liquid when heated |
| Titre | Typically 38 to 44 C |
| Iodine value | Around 32 to 48 g I2/100 g by species |
| Free fatty acids (FFA) | Commonly up to 15 %, and 3 to 25 % across categories |
| MIU | Around 3 % |
| Flash point | Above 250 C in the traded condition |
| Water solubility | Not soluble |
10.Stability and reactivity
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
11.Toxicological information
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
12.Ecological information
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
13.Disposal considerations
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
14.Transport information
Not normally dangerous goods. Animal by-product consignments require the commercial document and, for import, the health certificate.
15.Regulatory information
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 apply. The category (1, 2 or 3) travels with the material through the whole chain.
16.Other information
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
What to do with this
Use it as a checklist when you receive a safety data sheet from a supplier: if a section is blank or vague where this specimen says a value is needed, that is worth a question before the cargo moves.
Read the full Animal fats & tallow page for specifications, standards and how the product actually trades.
See the section-by-section guide for what each of the sixteen sections is for, and the document library for where to obtain genuine scheme documents.
Ask about Animal fat and tallow (rendered)
Specification, volume, location and certification are enough to start.
Or e-mail us directly: bart@sustainablecommodities.eu