*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : RX4280000 CHEMICAL NAME : Pectin CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 9000-69-5 LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 5 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Citrus pectin * Colyer pectin * Genu Pectin L 200 * Marpee NL * Marpee OM * Mexpectin * Methoxypectin * Methyl pectin * Methyl pectinate * Pectinate * Pectinic acid * Pectins *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 30 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,29,1948 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 6400 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year: 56(1),58S,1960 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84368 No. of Facilities: 1645 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 13 No. of Employees: 16045 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X7456 No. of Facilities: 1936 (estimated) No. of Industries: 9 No. of Occupations: 19 No. of Employees: 54050 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 46189 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***