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Nominated Substances: Comfrey, Comfrey + Symphytine mixture, Symphytine
Nomination Date: 10/01/1997
Nominator: NIEHS
Rationale: The nomination of comfrey and symphytine by the NIEHS for testing is based on the potential for chronic human exposure and the limited amount of carcinogenicity data.