| 1. | By US FDA regulations, ethyl carbamate has been withdrawn from pharmaceutical use.
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| 2. | Formerly, crosslinking agents for permanent press textile treatments were synthesized from ethyl carbamate.
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| 3. | Other foods and beverages prepared by means of fermentation also contain ethyl carbamate.
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| 4. | Polyurethanes neither contain nor are produced from ethyl carbamate.
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| 5. | However, small quantities of ethyl carbamate are also used in laboratories as an anesthetic for animals.
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| 6. | Ethyl carbamate is not acutely toxic to humans, as shown by its use as a medicine.
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| 7. | Ethyl carbamate is frequently used as an anaesthetic in cortex to the same extent as isoflurane.
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| 8. | The discovery of the widespread presence of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages first occurred during the mid-1980s.
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| 9. | Additionally, heating after bottling either during shipping or in preparation will cause ethyl carbamate levels to rise further.
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| 10. | Furthermore, some strains of yeast have been developed to help reduce ethyl carbamate during commercial production of alcoholic beverages.
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