In Brief: CMA on NTP's triethanolamine (TEA) draft report
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
CMA on NTP's triethanolamine (TEA) draft report: Chemical Manufacturers Association's "alkanolamines panel" will meet with the National Toxicology Program Feb. 28 to discuss the association's evaluation of NTP's draft technical report on the toxicology and carcinogenesis of TEA in rats and mice. According to NTP, a two-year study showed "some evidence" of carcinogenic activity in female mice dermally exposed to TEA "based on increased incidences of hepatocellular neoplasms" ("The Rose Sheet" May 15, p. 1). An independent consultant contracted by CMA found evidence of heliobacter hepaticus bacteria in frozen tissue samples obtained from NTP, thus, possibly confounding the NTP study results, according to CMA, since the bacteria has been shown to cause liver tumors. TEA is widely used in cosmetic formulations including emulsifiers and thickeners...
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