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LECITHIN

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COMMONLY FOUND IN

cleaner, counter surface

SYNONYMS

DSSTOX_GSID_46816, DSSTOX_RID_81928, TOX21_112679, 4611AH, ANW-42106, MFCD00066562, AKOS024418777, DB11283, MCULE-6138841841, CTK8B3254

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EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation.

Common Concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • MODERATE
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • No Data
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • No Data
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • No Data
    Cancer
  • No Data
    Environment


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Ingredient concerns

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Health Issue Level of Concern Source
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Generally accepted as an asthmagen.

moderate

Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC): AOEC Exposure Code List (2020 Update)

Asthmagen (sensitizing)

moderate

Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC): AOEC Exposure Code List (2020 Update)

Known to cause cancer

some

California OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment): Proposition 65 List (2020 Update)

Probably carcinogenic to humans

some

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Agents classified by the IARC Monographs (through Volume 127)

Probably carcinogenic to humans

some

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) - Cancer

Reasonably Anticipated To Be Human Carcinogen

some

National Toxicology Program (NTP): NTP 14th Report on Carcinogens

NTP Toxcast scored 1.5-2.5

some

National Toxicology Program (NTP): EWG Toxcast Analysis

This chemical has been verified to be of low concern in cleaning products based on experimental and modeled data as assessed by the EPA.

low

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Safer Chemical Ingredients List (2018-02-28)

This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration

Only in: Household Cleaners

low

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)


Understanding scores

EWG provides information on cleaning product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Healthy Cleaning ingredient hazard score, from A to F, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.



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