*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VG7082666
CHEMICAL NAME           : Resins, oleo-, capsicum
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8023-77-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Capsicin
   * Capsicum oleoresin
   * Capricum oleoresin, oil soluble
   * Chili oleoresin
   * CTFA 00432
   * Oleo-, capsicum resins
   * Oleoresin capsicum africanus
   * Oleoresin of capsicum
   * Oleoresins capsicum
   * Oleoresins of capsicum
   * Resins, capsicum
   * Resins, oleo-, red-pepper
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (2),14,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >10000 gm/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (2),14,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >2500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (2),14,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 248 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (2),14,1995

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

 
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