Furylfuramide

CAS Number

3688-53-7

Synonym

AF-2; [2-(2-furyl)-3(5-nitro-2-furyl)]acrylamide; alpha-((5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)-2-furanacetamide; Tofuron

Occurrence/Use

Former antimicrobial food additive, used in Japan from 1965 until 1974.

Furylfuramide

Cancer Potency Information

Latest Criteria: Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs
Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: 6.9 E-5
Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 2.4 E-1
Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 2.4 E-1
Comments/References:

OEHHA 1992. Expedited Cancer Potency Values and Proposed Regulatory Levels for Certain Proposition 65 Carcinogens.

Listed as AF-2;[2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)]acrylamide.

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
State's Qualified Experts
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
3 µg/day
Cancer
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 1992

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

Cancer: