Aniline
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Aniline is a other — Parent substance for many dyes and drugs; rubber accelerator; antioxidant
What it does
Parent substance for many dyes and drugs; rubber accelerator; antioxidant
Where you'll see it
Dyes, photographic chemicals, urethane foams, pharmaceuticals, explosives, petroleum refining, paint removers, herbicides, fungicides
What the research says
Toxic when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through skin. Causes allergic reactions. Potential human cancer-causing ingredient. Caused cancer in mice. 1991 study: 1,749 workers at Goodyear Tire plant exposed to aniline had 6.5x rate of bladder cancer.
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): workers exposed directly to aniline had 6.5 times the rate of bladder cancer of the average