The Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

Corn starch

RTECS #: GM5090000

CAS #: 9005-25-8

UPDATE: May 2004 MW: N/R MF: N/R


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA:
  3. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  4. OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA:
  5. REVIEWS:
  6. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:
  7. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  8. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  9. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Amaizo W 13
  2. Amylomaize VII
  3. Amylum
  4. Arrowroot starch
  5. Aquapel (polysaccharide)
  6. ARGO brand corn starch
  7. Claro 5591
  8. Clearjel
  9. Farinex 100
  10. Galactasol A
  11. Genvis
  12. HRW 13
  13. Keestar
  14. Maizena
  15. Maranta
  16. Melojel
  17. Meluna
  18. Penford Gum 380
  1. Remyline Ac
  2. RiceICE starch
  3. Sorghum gum
  4. Staramic 747
  5. Starch
  6. alpha - Starch
  7. Starch (ACGIH:OSHA)
  8. Starch, corn
  9. Sta - RX 1500
  10. Tapioca starch
  11. Tapon
  12. CPC 3005
  13. CPC 6448
  14. OK PRE - GEL
  15. Trogum
  16. W - Gum
  17. W - 13 Stabilizer


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
skin
human 		300 µg/3 day- intermittent mild 85DKA8 -,127,1977


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE 		DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
intraperitoneal
mouse 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 6,600 mg/kg N/R PCJOAU 15,139,1981


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
oral
rat 		lowest published toxic dose: 420 gm/kg/4 week- continuous Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea

Gastrointestinal: Other changes

Nutritional and Gross Metabolic: Weight loss or decreased weight gain 		AJPHAP 188,550,1957


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value time-weighted average 10 mg/m3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2003
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2003


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) STANDARD NUISANCE PARTICULATES DTLWS* 3,28,1972
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry) 8 hour time-weighted average 15 mg/m3, total dust CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry) 8 hour time-weighted average 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction) 8 hour time-weighted average 15 mg/m3, total dust CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction) 8 hour time-weighted average 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards) 8 hour time-weighted average 15 mg/m3, total dust CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards) 8 hour time-weighted average 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors) 8 hour time-weighted average 15 mg/m3, total dust CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors) 8 hour time-weighted average 5 mg/m3, respirable fraction CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Exposure Limit - AUSTRALIA time-weighted average 10 mg/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - BELGIUM time-weighted average 10 mg/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWITZERLAND MAK- week 6 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - UNITED KINGDOM time-weighted average 10 mg/m3, total inhalable dust, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit - UNITED KINGDOM time-weighted average 4 mg/m3, espirable dust, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value;

Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen
Occupational Exposure Limit IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value
Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO STARCH, respirable fraction-air 10 hour time-weighted average 5 mg/m3 NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO STARCH, total dust-air 10 hour time-weighted average 10 mg/m3 NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: M1816;
Number of Industries 8;
Total Number of Facilities 595;
Number of Occupations 22;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 8,921
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: M1860;
Number of Industries 11;
Total Number of Facilities 1,585;
Number of Occupations 16;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 7,587
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: M3398;
Number of Industries 3;
Total Number of Facilities 372;
Number of Occupations 6;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 6,520
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: M4676;
Number of Industries 5;
Total Number of Facilities 256;
Number of Occupations 10;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 2,019
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: 69738;
Number of Industries 167;
Total Number of Facilities 29,972;
Number of Occupations 125;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 348,135
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: X8553;
Number of Industries 192;
Total Number of Facilities 35,235;
Number of Occupations 150;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 665,042;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 227,086


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
85DKA8 "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V.A., and P. Lazar, eds., New York, Academic Press, Inc. 1977
AJPHAP American Journal of Physiology. (American Physiological Soc., 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814) V.1- 1898-
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
NIOSH* National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation). Translation of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) No.1- 1967-

Used as adhesives, filtrate reducer, gellant

FDA-over the counter drug

RTECS Compound Description:
   Drug
   Natural Product
   Primary Irritant

ALT CAS #: 53112-52-0
ALT CAS #: 75138-75-9
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