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ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) STARCH

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SYNONYMS

TAPON, STARCH, CORN, STARCH, ORYZA SATIVA, ORYZA SATIVA STARCH, RICE STARCH, STARCH, RICE, SAGO STARCH; SAGO STARCH; STARCH, CONVERTED; STARCH, PREGELATINIZED; WHEAT STARCH, UNMODIFIED, A HIGH-POLYMERIC CARBOHYDRATE MATERIAL PRIMARILY COMPOSED OF AMYLOPECTIN AND AMYLOSE. IT IS USUALLY DERIVED FROM CEREAL GRAINS SUCH AS CORN, WHEAT AND SORGHUM, AND FROM ROOTS AND TUBERS SUCH AS POTATOES AND TAPIOCA. IT INCLUDES STARCH WHICH HAS BEEN PREG, CORN STARCH, 5-[5-[3,4-DIHYDROXY-6-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-5-METHOXYOXAN-2-YL]OXY-6-[[3,4-DIHYDROXY-6-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-5-METHOXYOXAN-2-YL]OXYMETHYL]-3,4-DIHYDROXYOXAN-2-YL]OXY-6-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-2-METHYLOXANE-3,4-DIOL

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SOME

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CONCERNS

Health Issue	Level of Concern	Source

dermatitis	some	American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports some pesticides are toxic to the nervous system.	some	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide Programs. 2012. Pesticides: Health and Safety.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports some pesticides cause cancer.	some	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide Programs. 2012. Pesticides: Health and Safety.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports some pesticides disrupt the endocrine system.	some	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide Programs. 2012. Pesticides: Health and Safety.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports long term exposure to certain pesticides may be associated with Parkinsons disease.	some	US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2004. Fact Sheet: Pesticides.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports long term exposure to certain pesticides may be associated with Alzheimers disease	some	US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2004. Fact Sheet: Pesticides.
not classifiable as a human carcinogen	low	American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis
This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration Only in: Household Cleaners	low	U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)
The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is readily biodegradable.	low	EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is anaerobically degradable.	low	EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database