*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : RI8225000
CHEMICAL NAME : Oil of nutmeg, expressed
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 8007-12-3
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Human
Natural Product
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Mace oil
* NCI-C56484
* Nutmeg butter
* Oil of mace
* Oils, mace
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,851,1979
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
Behavioral - toxic psychosis
Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
REFERENCE :
AJEMEN American Journal of Emergency Medicine. (WB Saunders, Philadelphia,
PA) V.1- 1983- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,429,1992
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3640 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,851,1979
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - E0378
No. of Facilities: 785 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 7
No. of Employees: 6757 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 3615 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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