*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JX3795000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-Eicosanonaenedioic acid,
                          4,8,13,17-tetramethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 542-40-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C24-H28-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 380.52
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Annatto (E 160b)
   * 6,6'-Diapo-psi,psi-carotenedioic acid
   * E 160b
   * Norbixen
   * beta-Norbixen
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SCPHA4 Scientia Pharmaceutica.  (Oesterreichische
   Apotheker-Verlagsgesellschaft MBH, Spitalgasse 31, 1094 Vienna 9, Austria)
   V.1-    1930-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,39,1979

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - E0330
       No. of Facilities: 30 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 1887 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1217 (estimated)

 
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