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INTERMEDIATE IN MFR OF ADHESIVES, SEALANTS, DISINFECTANT, EMBALMING FLUID, BIOLOGICAL TISSUE FIXATIVE AND LEATHER TANNING AGENT

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IARC MONOGRAPH 11 1976 GL YCIDALDEHYDE IS CARCINOGENIC IN MICE BY SKIN APPLICATION AND BY SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION AND IN RATS BY SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION. IT PRODUCED MALIGNANT TUMORS AT THE SITE OF APPLICATION IN BOTH SPECIES. IN A 1979 SUPPLEMENT, IARC DETERMINED THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THE CARCINOGENICITY OF GL YCIDALDEHYDE IN ANIMALS.