Lack of tumorigenicity of sodium benzoate in mice.
Sodium benzoate was administered as a 2% solution in drinking water for life to randomly bred Swiss mice. Consumption of the chemical caused no detectable tumorigenic effect under the current experimental conditions.
D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates / Q000633:toxicity*; D019817:Benzoic Acid; D002273:Carcinogens; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
D001565:Benzoates; D002273:Carcinogens; D019817:Benzoic Acid