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 Category:food contact closures with sealing gaskets for food containers 
  
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information: 
  
Physical Properties: 
| Appearance: | white to pale yellow crystalline powder (est) |  
| Assay: |  99.00 to 100.00 
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed:  | No |  
| Melting Point: |   79.00 to   81.00 °C. @  760.00 mm Hg
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| Boiling Point: |  221.00 to  222.00 °C. @  760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 1.000000 mmHg @  65.00 °C. |  
| Flash Point: | > 212.00 °F. TCC ( > 100.00 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): |  -1.260 |  
| Soluble in: |  
|   | alcohol |  |   | water, 1e+006 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |  |   | water, 2.25E+06 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp) |  
| Similar Items:note |  
| acetamide MEA |  
 
  
Organoleptic Properties: 
| Odor Description:bland |  
| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |  
 
  
Cosmetic Information: 
  
Suppliers: 
  
Safety Information: 
| Preferred SDS: View |  
| European information :  |  
| Most important hazard(s):  |  | Xn - Harmful. |  
R 36/37 - Irritating to eyes and respiratory system. R 40 - Possible risks of irreversable effects. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 23 - Do not breath vapour. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36/37/39 - Wear suitable clothing, gloves and eye/face protection.
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| Hazards identification |  
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|  Classification of the substance or mixture |  
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |  
| None found. |  
|  GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |  
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| Hazard statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Precautionary statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:  |  
oral-rat LD50  7000 mg/kg Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. Vol. 4, Pg. 451, 1970.
  
intravenous-rat LD50  12500 mg/kg Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. Vol. 4, Pg. 451, 1970.
  
intraperitoneal-rat LD50  10300 mg/kg LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA
BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE WEAKNESS
BEHAVIORAL: ALTERED SLEEP TIME (INCLUDING CHANGE IN RIGHTING REFLEX) Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 20, Pg. 1242, 1970.
  
intravenous-rabbit LD50  7500 mg/kg SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: LACRIMATION: EYE
PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. Vol. 64(1), Pg. 42S, 1968.
  
oral-mouse LD50  12900 mg/kg PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE
SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: LACRIMATION: EYE Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. Vol. 64(1), Pg. 42S, 1968.
  
intravenous-mouse LD50  10000 mg/kg SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: LACRIMATION: EYE
PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. Vol. 64(1), Pg. 42S, 1968.
  
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50  1000 mg/kg JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Vol. 62, Pg. 911, 1979.
  
intravenous-chicken LDLo  33410 mg/kg Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 20, Pg. 1242, 1970.
  
intravenous-rat LD50  12500 mg/kg PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE
SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: LACRIMATION: EYE Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. Vol. 64(1), Pg. 42S, 1968.
  
oral-rat LD50  7000 mg/kg Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Vol. 4, Pg. 219, 1962.
  
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| Dermal Toxicity:  |  
subcutaneous-rat LD50 10000 mg/kg AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM: "SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXANT (MECHANISM UNDEFINED, SPASMOLYTIC)"
PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: FLACCID PARALYSIS WITHOUT ANESTHESIA (USUALLY NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKAGE)
CARDIAC: CHANGE IN RATE Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. Vol. 4, Pg. 451, 1970.
  
subcutaneous-mouse LD50 8300 mg/kg AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM: "SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXANT (MECHANISM UNDEFINED, SPASMOLYTIC)"
CARDIAC: CHANGE IN RATE
PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: FLACCID PARALYSIS WITHOUT ANESTHESIA (USUALLY NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKAGE) Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. Vol. 4, Pg. 451, 1970.
  
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| Inhalation Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information: 
| Category:  |  | food contact closures with sealing gaskets for food containers |  
| Recommendation for acetamide usage levels up to:  |  |   | not for fragrance use.
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| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |  
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |  
| publication number: 22 |  
| Click here to view publication 22 |  
|   | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |  
| baked goods:  | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |  
| beverages(nonalcoholic):  | - | - |  
| beverages(alcoholic):  | - | - |  
| breakfast cereal:  | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |  
| cheese:  | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |  
| chewing gum:  | - | - |  
| condiments / relishes:  | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |  
| confectionery froastings:  | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |  
| egg products:  | - | - |  
| fats / oils:  | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |  
| fish products:  | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |  
| frozen dairy:  | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |  
| fruit ices:  | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |  
| gelatins / puddings:  | - | - |  
| granulated sugar:  | - | - |  
| gravies:  | - | - |  
| hard candy:  | - | - |  
| imitation dairy:  | - | - |  
| instant coffee / tea:  | - | - |  
| jams / jellies:  | - | - |  
| meat products:  | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |  
| milk products:  | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |  
| nut products:  | - | - |  
| other grains:  | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |  
| poultry:  | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |  
| processed fruits:  | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |  
| processed vegetables:  | - | - |  
| reconstituted vegetables:  | - | - |  
| seasonings / flavors:  | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |  
| snack foods:  | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |  
| soft candy:  | - | - |  
| soups:  | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |  
| sugar substitutes:  | - | - |  
| sweet sauces:  | - | - |  
 
  
Safety References: 
  
References: 
  
Other Information: 
  
Potential Blenders and core components  note 
  
Potential Uses: 
  
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note 
  
Synonyms: 
|   | acetic acid amide |  |   | ethanamide |  |   | formamide, methyl- |  |   | methane carboxamide |  |   | methanimidic acid, methyl- |  |   | methylcarbylamine |  | mono | methylformamide |  |   | methylimidoformic acid |  
 
  
Articles:
| PubMed:Pellet cryopreservation for chicken semen: effects of sperm working concentration, cryoprotectant concentration, and equilibration time during in vitro processing. |  
| PubMed:The postprandial plasma rye fingerprint includes benzoxazinoid-derived phenylacetamide sulfates. |  
| PubMed:Inhibition of β-N-acetylglucosaminidase by acetamide affects sperm motility and fertilization success of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii). |  
| PubMed:The TRPA1 agonist, methyl syringate suppresses food intake and gastric emptying. |  
| PubMed:Ammoxidation of lignocellulosic materials: formation of nonheterocyclic nitrogenous compounds from monosaccharides. |  
| PubMed:Can the unauthorised use of ceftiofur be detected in poultry? |  
| PubMed:Synthesis and anticonvulsant and antidepressant activity of 2-(5-bromo-2,3-dioxoindolin)-N-substituted phenylacetamide derivatives. |  
| PubMed:Comparative analysis of flagellin glycans among pathovars of phytopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae. |  
| PubMed:Hydroxylated phenylacetamides derived from bioactive benzoxazinoids are bioavailable in humans after habitual consumption of whole grain sourdough rye bread. |  
| PubMed:Molecular and behavioral pharmacology of two novel orally-active 5HT2 modulators: potential utility as antipsychotic medications. |  
| PubMed:SEPALLATA1/2-suppressed mature apples have low ethylene, high auxin and reduced transcription of ripening-related genes. |  
| PubMed:Biodegradation of butachlor by Rhodococcus sp. strain B1 and purification of its hydrolase (ChlH) responsible for N-dealkylation of chloroacetamide herbicides. |  
| PubMed:Inclusion of 1-naphthylacetic acid and 2-(1-naphthyl)acetamide into three typical multiresidue methods for LC/MS/MS analysis of tomatoes and zucchini. |  
| PubMed:New nitrogen-containing bromophenols from the marine red alga Rhodomela confervoides and their radical scavenging activity. |  
| PubMed:Isolation, identification and characterization of human intestinal bacteria with the ability to utilize chloramphenicol as the sole source of carbon and energy. |  
| PubMed:Radiation dosimetry and biodistribution of the TSPO ligand 11C-DPA-713 in humans. |  
| PubMed:Forced degradation study of thiocolchicoside: characterization of its degradation products. |  
| PubMed:Assessment of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry approaches for the analysis of ceftiofur metabolites in poultry muscle. |  
| PubMed:Activity of meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) seed meal glucolimnanthin degradation products against soilborne pathogens. |  
| PubMed:Discriminating multiple impacts of biogas residues amendment in selectively decontaminating chloroacetanilide herbicides. |  
| PubMed:Biodegradation of chloroacetamide herbicides by Paracoccus sp. FLY-8 in vitro. |  
| PubMed:Fate and efficacy of metolachlor granular and emulsifiable concentrate formulations in a conservation tillage system. |  
| PubMed:T-type calcium channel antagonism decreases motivation for nicotine and blocks nicotine- and cue-induced reinstatement for a response previously reinforced with nicotine. |  
| PubMed:A concise synthesis of 1,4-dihydro-[1,4]diazepine-5,7-dione, a novel 7-TM receptor ligand core structure with melanocortin receptor agonist activity. |  
| PubMed:Antagonist selective modulation of adenosine A1 and A3 receptor pharmacology by the food dye Brilliant Black BN: evidence for allosteric interactions. |  
| PubMed:Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water-bottling plants on the basis of procedures included in ISO 16266:2006. |  
| PubMed:Reduction in metolachlor and degradate concentrations in shallow groundwater through cover crop use. |  
| PubMed:Reactivity of 1-deoxy-D-erythro-hexo-2,3-diulose: a key intermediate in the maillard chemistry of hexoses. |  
| PubMed:2-[(2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl)methyl]melatonin analogues: a novel class of MT2-selective melatonin receptor antagonists. |  
| PubMed:Runoff and leaching of metolachlor from Mississippi River alluvial soil during seasons of average and below-average rainfall. |  
| PubMed:2-Chloro-N,N-diphenyl-acetamide. |  
| PubMed:Characterization of metabolites of fungicidal cymoxanil in a sensitive strain of Botrytis cinerea. |  
| PubMed:A dose-ranging study of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the selective apoptotic antineoplastic drug (SAAND), OSI-461, in patients with advanced cancer, in the fasted and fed state. |  
| PubMed:The conversion of chicken manure to bio-oil by fast pyrolysis. III. Analyses of chicken manure, bio-oils and char by Py-FIMS and Py-FDMS. |  
| PubMed:Suitability of two laboratory testing methods to evaluate the side effects of pesticides on Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae). |  
| PubMed:Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some derivatives of (7-hydroxy-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl)-acetic acid hydrazide. |  
| PubMed:Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water samples using a novel synthetic medium and impedimetric technology. |  
| PubMed:Cytotoxicity of chloroacetanilide herbicide alachlor in HepG2 cells independent of CYP3A4 and CYP3A7. |  
| PubMed:Effects of atypical anxiolytic N-phenyl-2-[1-[3-(2-pyridinylethynyl)benzoyl]-4-piperidine]acetamide (JNJ-5234801) on alcohol intake in alcohol-preferring P rats. |  
| PubMed:Identification of metabolites produced from N-phenylpiperazine by Mycobacterium spp. |  
| PubMed:One-pot synthesis of macrocycles by a tandem three-component reaction and intramolecular [3+2] cycloaddition. |  
| PubMed:Felinine stability in the presence of selected urine compounds. |  
| PubMed:Degradation of chloroacetanilide herbicides by anodic fenton treatment. |  
| PubMed:QSAR models for Daphnia magna toxicity prediction of benzoxazinone allelochemicals and their transformation products. |  
| PubMed:Joint action of benzoxazinone derivatives and phenolic acids. |  
| PubMed:Degradation of alachlor in natural and sludge-amended soils, studied by gas and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS and HPLC-MS). |  
| PubMed:Synthesis of new benzoxazinone derivatives as neuropeptide Y5 antagonists for the treatment of obesity. |  
| PubMed:Effect of processing on Celecoxib and its solvates. |  
| PubMed:[Modafinil and fatigue in multiple sclerosis]. |  
| PubMed:Application of micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography to the analysis of uncharged pesticides of environmental impact. |  
| PubMed:Kinetic evidence related to substrate-assisted catalysis of family 18 chitinases. |  
| PubMed:Kinetics and mechanism of the nucleophilic displacement reactions of chloroacetanilide herbicides: investigation of alpha-substituent effects. |  
| PubMed:Kinetics and mechanism of cymoxanil degradation in buffer solutions. |  
| PubMed:Reaction mechanism of chitobiose phosphorylase from Vibrio proteolyticus: identification of family 36 glycosyltransferase in Vibrio. |  
| PubMed:Indole derivatives produced by the fungus Colletotrichum acutatum causing lime anthracnose and postbloom fruit drop of citrus. |  
| PubMed:Multilaboratory trial for determination of ceftiofur residues in bovine and swine kidney and muscle, and bovine milk. |  
| PubMed:Determination of triazine and chloroacetanilide herbicides in soils by microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) coupled to gas chromatographic analysis with either GC-NPD or GC-MS. |  
| PubMed:Analysis and detection of the herbicides dimethenamid and flufenacet and their sulfonic and oxanilic acid degradates in natural water. |  
| PubMed:Runoff and drainage losses of atrazine, metribuzin, and metolachlor in three water management systems. |  
| PubMed:NMR and MS analysis of decomposition compounds produced from N-acetyl-L-glutamine at low pH. |  
| PubMed:Comparison of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and gas chromatography procedures for the detection of cyanazine and metolachlor in surface water samples. |  
| PubMed:Tillage, intercrop, and controlled drainage-subirrigation influence atrazine, metribuzin, and metolachlor loss. |  
| PubMed:Development of a gas chromatographic method for fungicide cymoxanil analysis in dried hops. |  
| PubMed:Prediction of interindividual variation in drug plasma levels in vivo from individual enzyme kinetic data and physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling. |  
| PubMed:Structural influences in relative sorptivity of chloroacetanilide herbicides on soil. |  
| PubMed:Pressurized fluid extraction for quantitative recovery of chloroacetanilide and nitrogen heterocyclic herbicides in soil. |  
| PubMed:Photodegradation of metolachlor: isolation, identification, and quantification of monochloroacetic acid. |  
| PubMed:Methylene group modifications of the N-(Isothiazol-5-yl)phenylacetamides. Synthesis and insecticidal activity. |  
| PubMed:Identification of the major urinary and fecal metabolites of 3,5-dinitrobenzamide in chickens and rats. |  
| PubMed:A novel, selective synthetic acetamide containing culture medium for isolating Pseudomonas aeruginosa from milk. |  
| PubMed:Metabolism of metolachlor by the fungus Cunninghamella elegans. |  
| PubMed:Effects of anticonvulsants in a novel operant learning paradigm in rats: comparison of remacemide hydrochloride and FPL 15896AR to other anticonvulsant agents. |  
| PubMed:Determination of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and norephedrine in mixtures (bulk and dosage forms) by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. |  
| PubMed:Friedländer synthesis of the food carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine. |  
| PubMed:Purification and characterization of an amidase from an acrylamide-degrading Rhodococcus sp. |  
| PubMed:Oncogenicity studies of the cognition-enhancing agent nefiracetam in mice and rats. |  
| PubMed:Drug dependence study of the new cognition-enhancing agent nefiracetam in rats. |  
| PubMed:Reproductive toxicity studies of the new cognition-enhancing agent nefiracetam in rats and rabbits. |  
| PubMed:Thirteen-week oral toxicity study of the new cognition-enhancing agent nefiracetam in dogs. |  
| PubMed:Evaluation of neuroprotection and behavioral recovery by the kappa-opioid, PD117302 following transient forebrain ischemia. |  
| PubMed:Enhancement of the prophagic but not of the antidipsogenic effect of U-50, 488H after chronic amphetamine. |  
| PubMed:An analytical study of antibacterial residues in meat: the simultaneous determination of 23 antibiotics and 13 drugs using gas chromatography. |  
| PubMed:Single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of nefiracetam, a new nootropic agent, in healthy volunteers. |  
| PubMed:Metabolism of acrylonitrile by Klebsiella pneumoniae. |  
| PubMed:Rapid and uniform electromagnetic heating of aqueous cryoprotectant solutions from cryogenic temperatures. |  
| PubMed:A synthetic, selective culture medium for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. |  
| PubMed:Inhibition of spontaneous growth and induced differentiation of murine erythroleukaemia cells by paraquat and atrazine. |  
| PubMed:Orally administered kappa but not mu opiate agonists enhance gastric emptying of a solid canned food meal in dogs. |  
| PubMed:Discriminative stimulus properties of physostigmine in rats. |  
| PubMed:The kappa agonists PD117302 and U50488 produce a biphasic effect on 24 hour food intake in the rat. |  
| PubMed:Simultaneous gas chromatographic determination of carboxylic acids in soft drinks and jams. |  
| PubMed:Pharmacokinetics of acetohydroxamic acid in patients with staghorn renal calculi. |  
| PubMed:Metabolism of AC 206,784 herbicide [2-chloro-N-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)acetamide] in soybean plants. |  
| PubMed:Residues of the plant growth regulator mefluidide [N-[2,4]dimethy-5-[[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]amino]phenyl]acetamide] in the milk and tissues of lactating dairy cows: a 28-day feeding study. |  
| PubMed:Fate of the plant growth regulator mefluidide [N-[2,4-dimethyl-5-[[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]amino]phenyl]acetamide] in a cow and sheep. |  
| PubMed:2-Cyano-N-[(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2-(methoxyimino)acetamide, a new fungicide. |  
| PubMed:Gas-liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric screening method for T-2 toxin in milk. |  
| PubMed:Excretion and metabolism of 3,4,5-tribromo-N,N,alpha-trimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-acetamide in the rat. |  
| PubMed:Gas-liquid chromatographic determination of vinyl chloride in vinyl chloride polymers, food-simulating solvents, and other samples. |  
| PubMed:Gas-liquid chromatographic determination of diethylstilbestrol in molasses-based liquid feed supplements. |  
 
  
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 Acetamide (or acetic acid amide or ethanamide), CH3CONH2, the amide of acetic acid, is a white crystalline solid in pure form. It is produced by dehydrating ammonium acetate:
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