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Coumaphos
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Coumaphos is a pesticide residue — Insecticide and antiworm agent in cattle and chicken feed
Also: Agridip, Asuntol
What it does
Insecticide and antiworm agent in cattle and chicken feed
Where you'll see it
Cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry, sheep
What the research says
Poison by ingestion, skin contact, inhalation, injection. May be a mutagen.
Regulatory status
- Notes: FDA tolerance 1 ppm in meat/by-products, zero in eggs and milk
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Poison by ingestion, skin contact, inhalation, and injection. May be a mutagen