National Toxicology Program

• Primary Uses or Exposures: Consumption of alcoholic beverages, in the US in 2001, per capita consumption of beer was 21.7 gallons, of wine was 2.0 gallons, and of spirits was 1.3 gallons
• Nominated by: Private Individual
• Basis for Nomination: IARC¹ classification as carcinogenic to humans based on sufficient evidence in humans
• Current Status: Listed in the RoC as known to be a human carcinogen since the 9th RoC (2000)

¹ International Agency For Research On Cancer (IARC)