International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Summaries & Evaluations
PONCEAU MX
VOL.: 8 (1975) (p. 189)
CAS No.: 3761-53-3
Chem. Abstr. Name: 4-[(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalene-
disulfonic acid, disodium salt
5. Summary of Data Reported and Evaluation
5.1 Animal carcinogenicity data
Ponceau MX is carcinogenic, producing liver-cell tumours in mice and
rats and possibly intestinal tumours in mice, following its
administration by the oral route. A dose-response effect was noted in
the mouse and rat studies.
5.2 Human carcinogenicity data
No case reports or epidemiological studies were available to the
Working Group.
Subsequent evaluation: Suppl. 7 (1987) (p. 70: Group 2B)
For definition of Groups, see Preamble Evaluation.
Synonyms
- Acetacid red J
- Acidal ponceau G
- Acid leather red KPR
- Acid leather red P2R
- Acid leather scarlet IRW
- Acid ponceau R
- Acid ponceau 2RL
- Acid ponceau special
- Acid red 26
- Acid scarlet
- Acid scarlet 2RL
- Acid scarlet 2RN
- Acilan ponceau RRL
- Ahcocid fast scarlet R
- Aizen ponceau RH
- Amacid lake scarlet 2R
- Amacid scarlet 2R
- Brilliant ponceau G
- Calcocid 2RIL
- Calcocid scarlet 2R
- Calcocid scarlet 2RIL
- Calcolake scarlet 2R
- Certicol ponceau MXS
- C.I. Acid red 26
- C.I. Food red 5
- Colacid ponceau special
- Comacid scarlet 2R
- D and C red No. 5
- Disodium (2,4-dimethylphenylazo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonate
- Edicol supra ponceau R
- Fenazo scarlet 2R
- Hexacol ponceau MX
- Hexacol ponceau 2R
- Hidacid scarlet 2R
- Hispacid ponceau R
- 3-Hydroxy-4-(2,4-xylylazo)-3,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, disodium salt
- Java ponceau 2R
- Kiton ponceau R
- Kiton scarlet 2RC
- Lake ponceau
- Lake scarlet R
- Lake scarlet 2RBN
- Naphthalene lake scarlet R
- Naphthalene scarlet R
- Naphthazine scarlet 2R
- Neklacid red RR
- New ponceau 4R
- Paper red HRR
- Pigment ponceau R
- Ponceau BNA
- Ponceau de xylidine
- Ponceau R
- Ponceau 2R
- Ponceau red
- Ponceau RG
- Ponceau xylidine
- 1695 Red
- Red for lakes J
- Red R
- Tertracid ponceau 2R
- Xylidine ponceau
- Xylidine ponceau 3RS
- Xylidine red
- 1-(2,4-Xylylazo)-2-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid, disodium salt
- 1-Xylylazo-2-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid, disodium salt
Last updated: 21 March 1998