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BETA CAROTENE
Score
Data: Fair
CAS7235-40-7
facial moisturizer/ treatment (70 products)
anti-aging (56 products)
moisturizer (34 products)
foundation (20 products)
facial cleanser (20 products)
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BETA CAROTENE


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Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity no information
Use restrictions no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other MODERATE concerns: Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps

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EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below 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. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Colorant; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; SKIN CONDITIONING

About BETA CAROTENE: Beta carotene is a carotenoid compound prepared synthetically or obtained from natural sources; can be used as a pigment with a strong red-orange color. In the human body, beta carotene is converted t ... read more

Synonym(s): BETA-CAROTENE, B-CAROTENE; FOOD ORANGE 5; NATURAL YELLOW 26; B,BCAROTENE; BETA,BETA-CAROTENE; C.I. 75130; KAROTIN (CZECH) ; KPMK; NATURAL YELLOW 26; SERLABO; ZLUT PRIRODNI 26 (CZECH)

This ingredient may be derived from animals. From PETA's Caring Consumer: A pigment found in many animal tissues and in all plants. Used as a coloring in cosmetics and in the manufacture of vitamin A.

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern product conditions reference
Persistent or bioaccumulative and moderate to high toxicity concern in humans    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern product conditions reference
Classified as medium human health priority    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Ecotoxicology

type of concern product conditions reference
Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative (uncertainty in environmental toxicity or persistence/bioaccumulation)    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Data gaps

type of concern product conditions reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel  
10,032 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->   PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

type of concern product conditions reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food   FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food   FDA Everything Added to Food

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
FDA Food Additive StatusBETA-CAROTENE• NUTR
• GRAS
• GMP
• Use: Direct human food ingredient - CFR184.1245
FDA Color Additive StatusBETA-CAROTENECosmetics: Y; Food: U; Drugs: U; Eye: Y
FDA Everything Added to FoodBETA-CAROTENE• ASP
CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and HandbookBETA-CAROTENEColor Additives - Exempt from Batch Certification by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Environment Canada Domestic Substance Listß,ß-CAROTENE,,Moderate-Health Priority,Y-Persistent,,U-AquaticTox,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List.BETA.,.BETA.-CAROTENEreported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
RTECS®- Eksperimental'naya i Klinicheskaya Farmakologiya 1993BETA CAROTENE• immune system - Increase in humoral immune response (mouse TDLo)
RTECS®- Eksperimental'naya i Klinicheskaya Farmakologiya 1996BETA CAROTENE• immune system - Increase in humoral immune response (rat TDLo)
RTECS®- Food and Chemical Toxicology 2004BETA CAROTENE• reproductive - Spermatogenesis (rat TDLo)
• biochemical - Transaminases (rat TDLo)
RTECS®- JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000BETA CAROTENE
RTECS®- JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003BETA CAROTENE
RTECS®- Life Sciences 2002BETA CAROTENE
RTECS®- Mutation Research 2003BETA CAROTENE• cardiovascular - Other changes (non-mammalian species TDLo)

references
government/industry list/academic study reference
FDA Food Additive StatusFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
FDA Color Additive StatusFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Color Additive Status List. September 2006.
FDA Everything Added to FoodFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and HandbookCTFA (Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association). 2006. International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, 11th Edition. Color Additive Information. Washington, DC.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListEC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListIFRA (International Fragrance Assocication). 2010. IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List based on 2008 Use Survey. Accessed online 01/04/2010: http://www.ifraorg.org/Home/News/Latest-News/page.aspx/66?xf_itemId=43&xf_selectionDatapartId=25
RTECS®- Eksperimental'naya i Klinicheskaya Farmakologiya 1993 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Eksperimental'naya i Klinicheskaya Farmakologiya. Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. (Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, ul. B. Yakimanka, 39, 117049 Moscow, Russia) V.55- 1992- 56,49,1993
RTECS®- Eksperimental'naya i Klinicheskaya Farmakologiya 1996 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Eksperimental'naya i Klinicheskaya Farmakologiya. Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. (Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, ul. B. Yakimanka, 39, 117049 Moscow, Russia) V.55- 1992- 59,31,1996
RTECS®- Food and Chemical Toxicology 2004 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- 42,1563,2004
RTECS®- JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ. 92,1881,2000
RTECS®- JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ. 95,717,2003
RTECS®- Life Sciences 2002 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Life Sciences. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-8, 1962-69; V.14- 1974- 71,717,2002
RTECS®- Mutation Research 2003 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- -1964 542,1,2003

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