Evidence
Health issue
Level of Concern
Source
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The FDA prohibits the use of this substance in cosmetics because it causes cancer in rats.
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The FDA prohibits the use of this substance in cosmetics because it causes cancer in rats.
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high
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1990. Termination of provisional listings of FD&C Red No. 3 for use in cosmetics and externally applied drugs and of lakes of FD&C Red No. 3 for all uses. Federal Register 55, 3516.
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FDA finds this substance to be an animal carcinogen, causing tumors in rats.
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FDA finds this substance to be an animal carcinogen, causing tumors in rats.
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high
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1990. Termination of provisional listings of FD&C Red No. 3 for use in cosmetics and externally applied drugs and of lakes of FD&C Red No. 3 for all uses. Federal Register 55, 3516.
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Synthetic food dyes are associated with adverse neurobehavioral outcomes in children.
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Synthetic food dyes are associated with adverse neurobehavioral outcomes in children.
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high
2021. Potential Neurobehavioral Effects of Synthetic Food Dyes in Children. California Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
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The European Food Safety Authority reports this substance causes thyroid tumors in rodents with limited relevance to humans.
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The European Food Safety Authority reports this substance causes thyroid tumors in rodents with limited relevance to humans.
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moderate
European Food Safety Authority & Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS). 2010. Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of Erythrosine (E 127) as a food additive. EFSA Journal 9(1), 1854.
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Harmful if swallowed
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Harmful if swallowed
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some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
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Harmful in contact with skin
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Harmful in contact with skin
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some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
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NTP Toxcast scored 2.5-3.5
NTP Toxcast scored 2.5-3.5
some
National Toxicology Program (NTP): EWG Toxcast Analysis
Proprietary ingredients
Organohalogen compounds are often found to be persistent in the environment, bioaccumulative, and associated with chronic health concerns
Organohalogen compounds are often found to be persistent in the environment, bioaccumulative, and associated with chronic health concerns
some
Prasada Rao S. Kodavanti & Bommanna G. Loganathan. 2017. Organohalogen Pollutants and Human Health. International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 359-366.