*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EY5635000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Caramel (color)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8028-89-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * AP 680
   * BC 420 (Color)
   * Caramel
   * Caramel color dye
   * C.I. Natural Brown 10
   * DS 400
   * P 255
   * RT 80
   * Sethness 858
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
   SKEZAP Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi.  Food Hygiene Journal.  (Nippon Shokuhin
   Eisei Gakkai c/o Shokuhin Eisei Senta, 2-6-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
   150, Japan)  V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,86,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   22,623,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 8 gm/L
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   22,623,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 6900 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   GMCRDC Gann Monograph on Cancer Research.  (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring
   St., New York, NY 10013) No. 11-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,95,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/L
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,397,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 gm/L
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,397,1992

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0960
       No. of Facilities: 1369 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 5964 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M0960
       No. of Facilities: 3116 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 27
       No. of Occupations: 41
       No. of Employees: 46597 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 22129 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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