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Nominated Substances: No Specific Substances or Agents are Selected for this Nomination
Nomination Date: 08/30/1999
Nominator: Private Individual
Rationale: Green tea has been traditionally considered in China as a cancer preventing agent and recent research in gastrointestinal diseases is showing potential therapeutic benefit.
NTP Principles: not specified