“…Because the recommended doses of herbal supplements are close to the toxic dose and because about half of natural chemicals are rodent carcinogens in standard animal cancer tests, it is likely that many dietary supplements from plants will be rodent carcinogens that would rank high in possible carcinogenic hazard (HERP) if they were tested for carcinogenicity. Whereas pharmaceuticals are federally regulated for purity, identifica-824 CHAPTER 38 Pesticide Residues in Food and Cancer Risk: A Critical Analysis Stofberg and Grundschober (1987), Martinek and, Lee (1973), Groisser (1978), Bunker and McWilliams (1979), Galasko et al (1989), IARC (1991 0.3 Potato, 54.9 g *α-Chaconine, 4.10 mg (84P) 19P TAS (1989), Bushway and Ponnampalam (1981), Takagi et al (1990) 0.2 Cola, 174 ml *Caffeine, 20.8 mg (192) 127 EPA (1996b, Bunker and McWilliams (1979), Galasko et al (1989) 0.1 Coffee, 500 ml *Chlorogenic acid, 274 mg 4000P Stofberg and Grundschober (1987), Baltes (1977), IARC (1991) 0.09 Coffee, 500 ml *Oxalic acid, 25.2 mg 382 Stofberg and Grundschober (1987), Kasidas and Rose (1980), IARC (1991), Vernot et al (1977) Mussinan et al (1981) 0.05 Coffee, 500 ml *Trigonelline, 176 mg 5000 Stofberg and Grundschober (1987), Clinton (1986), IARC Stofberg and Grundschober (1987), Zarembski and Hodgkinson (1962), Kasidas and Rose (1980), IARC (1991), Vernot et al (1977) 0.02 Isoamyl alcohol: U.S. avg (mostly Isoamyl alcohol, 18.4 mg 1300 beer, alcoholic beverages) Stofberg and Grundschober (1987) 0.01 Beer, 257 ml Isoamyl alcohol, 13.6 mg 1300 Stofberg and Grundschober (1987), Arkima (1968) 0.01 Chocolate (cocoa solids) 3.34 g *Oxalic acid, 3.91 mg 382 …”