CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives reports this substance causes birth weight decreases in animals at high doses.

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moderate

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 2004. Safety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. WHO Food Additives Series No. 52, 2004.

The National Toxicology Program reports this substance causes liver enlargement in rodents at high doses.

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some

1993. NTP Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Turmeric Oleoresin (CAS No. 8024-37-1) (Major Component 79%-85% Curcumin, CAS No. 458-37-7) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Feed Studies). National Toxicology Program technical report series 427, 1-275.

The National Toxicology Program reports there is equivocal evidence that this substance causes cancer in rodents.

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low

1993. NTP Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Turmeric Oleoresin (CAS No. 8024-37-1) (Major Component 79%-85% Curcumin, CAS No. 458-37-7) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Feed Studies). National Toxicology Program technical report series 427, 1-275.

This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration

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low

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives reports this substance is not genotoxic.

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low

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 1996. Toxicological evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. WHO Food Additives Series, No. 35, 1996, nos 832-852 on INCHEM.

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives reports this substance is not carcinogenic.

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low

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 1996. Toxicological evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. WHO Food Additives Series, No. 35, 1996, nos 832-852 on INCHEM.