COPPER GLUCONATE || Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database

COPPER GLUCONATE

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	527-09-3
facial moisturizer/ treatment (32 products)
anti-aging (30 products)
facial cleanser (17 products)
around-eye cream (9 products)
body firming lotion (8 products)
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COPPER GLUCONATE

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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): Not Reported; SKIN CONDITIONING; SKIN PROTECTING

About COPPER GLUCONATE: Copper Gluconate is a copper salt of gluconic acid.

Synonym(s): BIS (D-GLUCONATO) COPPER; COPPER, BIS (D-GLUCONATO) -; CUPRIC GLUCONATE; GLUCONIC ACID, COPPER SALT; BIS (D-GLUCONATO) - COPPER; COPPER SALT GLUCONIC ACID; COPPER, BIS (DGLUCONATOO1,O2) ; COPPER, BIS (D-GLUCONATO-.KAPPA.O1,.KAPPA.O2) -; COPPER DI-D-GLUCONATE; CHELATES OF COPPER GLUCONATE; COPPER (II) GLUCONATE

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern

product conditions

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Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife

Canada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET)

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern

product conditions

reference

Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful

Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

type of concern

product conditions

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Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative

Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel
27 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 Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Food Additive Status

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Food Additive Status	COPPER	• NUTR • GRAS • As nutritional dietary supplement in animal feed • PEST • REG • Tolerances for Residues - 40 CFR 180.136
FDA Food Additive Status	COPPER GLUCONATE	• NUTR/DS • GRAS • GMP • In any food -182.5260; 182.1260
FDA Everything Added to Food	COPPER GLUCONATE	• ASP
Canada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET)	COPPER COMPOUNDS	Meets or exceeds criteria for toxicity and persistent under Canadian Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics list
EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs	COPPER COMPOUNDS -- TRI	Toxic under the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory
EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs	COPPER COMPOUNDS	Toxic under the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory
Merck & Co	COPPER COMPOUNDS	Kidney Toxicity Hazards: suspected
California EPA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, 2000	COPPER COMPOUNDS	Respiratory Toxicity Hazards: suspected
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	COPPER, BIS(D-GLUCONATO-O1,O2)-	Y-Categorization,,,Y-Persistent,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Food Additive Status	FDA (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 Everything Added to Food	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Canada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET)	EC (Environment Canada). 1994. Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET). ARET substance list of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals.
EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs	EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1999. Toxics Release Inventory Program. PBT Chemical Rule.
Scorecard.org Toxicity Information	Merck & Co. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. TABLE 226-1. Common Nephrotoxic Agents http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/tables/226tb1.htm
Scorecard.org Toxicity Information	California EPA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Acute Reference Exposure Levels (RELs), Averaging Times, and Toxicologic Endpoints. Includes all Acute Reference Exposure Levels (ARELs) developed by OEHHA through May 2000http://www.oehha.org/air/acute_rels/allAcRELs.html, California EPA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Risk Assessment Guidelines, Part III: Technical Support Document
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.