I just noticed something about the MSDS Singer sent me and the one on the Albatross website.
The Singer one (for the Albatross oil) is from 2000, and the one on the Albatross site is from 2013.
It seems that the formulation of the oil has changed since 2000. The old MSDS lists three CAS numbers:
64742-46-7 (0-100%)
72623-86-0 (0-100%)
72623-86-1 (0-100%)
but the new one lists only one:
178603-64-0 (100%)
The old formula is a variable blend of paraffinic mineral oils, and the new one is a single ingredient.
What does this mean?
They are just buying whatever generic light mineral oil is cheapest and putting it in bottles labled 'Sewing Machine Oil'.
Singer is either buying it from Albatross, or licencing their name out to Abatross.
Last edited by Jamesbeat; 06-12-2014 at 06:28 AM.