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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Toxicology Program; Availability of the Seventh Annual
Report on Carcinogens
The HHS' National Toxicology Program (NTP) today announces the
availability of the Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens.
The Annual Report on Carcinogens, prepared by the National
Toxicology Program (NTP), U.S. Public Health Service, is issued by the
Secretary of the Department of Health Service, (DHHS) pursuant to an
amendment to the Public Health Service Act (section 262, Pub. L. 95-
622) which requires the Secretary to publish an annual report that
contains ``a list of all substances (i) which either are known to be
carcinogens and (ii) to which a significant number of persons residing
in the United States are exposed * * *.'' The law also states that the
reports should provide available information on the nature of
exposures, the estimated numbers of persons exposed, and the extent to
which the implementation of Federal regulations decreases the risk to
public health from exposure to these chemicals.
For the purpose of the Report, ``known'' carcinogens are defined as
those substances for which the evidence from human studies indicates
that there is causal relationship between exposure to the substance and
human cancer. Substances ``which may reasonably be anticipated to be
carcinogens'' are defined as those for which there is limited evidence
of carcinogenicity in humans or sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity
in experimental animals.
Substances in the above categories, for which potential exposure of
persons residing in the United States has been demonstrated, are
included in the Report. The Seventh Annual Report does not contain all
known carcinogens or substances reasonably anticipated to be
carcinogens. Additional substances with identified carcinogenic
properties as defined above will be included in subsequent Annual
Reports.
New entries in the Seventh Annual Report were chosen from those
designated by the agencies participating in the preparation of the
Report, from those tested within the National Toxicology Program and
the National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Bioassay Program; or from
those evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer
(IARC), a component of the World Health Organization (WHO), located in
Lyon, France.
The Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens Summary does not contain
specific information on regulations promulgated by regulatory health
agencies. In most other respects, the information is the same as that
in the full report. Copies will be sent automatically to those on the
mailing list; others may request a single copy without charge by
writing the NTP Central Data Management, MD A0-02, P.O. Box 12233,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Copies of the complete Report are available from the National
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA
22161. Tel: 800-553-6847. There is a $105.00 charge for the document
plus a $8.00 per order shipping and handling charge. Ask for Report No.
PB 95-109781 when ordering.
Comments on the Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens are welcome.
Corrections, suggestions, or any additional information should be
addressed to Annual Reports on Carcinogens, NTP Public Information
Office, MD B2-04, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Dated: November 29, 1994.
Kenneth Olden,
Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 94-30022 Filed 12-6-94; 8:45 am]
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