While harmless to horses, bute is a carcinogen according to the National Toxicology Program.

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And the pharmacokinetic research is only one strand of the work the FDA is doing on BPA at its National Center for Toxicological Research in Arkansas and in conjunction with the National Toxicology Program.

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