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Nominated Substances: Menthofuran, Pulegone
Nomination Date: 01/00/1998
Nominator: NIEHS
Rationale: The nomination of pulegone and menthofuran for testing is based on the potential for human exposure and the absence of carcinogenicity data. Pulegone is a major constituent of pennyroyal and menthofuran is one of the metabolites of pulegone.