TEA Carcinogenic Link Suggested By Two Year NTP Study
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Triethanolamine demonstrated "some evidence" of carcinogenic activity in a two-year dermal study of female B6C3F1 mice and "equivocal evidence" of carcinogenic activity in male mice, the National Toxicology Program states in a 1draft technical report on the ingredient
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