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Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Oil

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SYNONYMS

● BITTER FENNEL OIL; BITTER FENNEL OIL; FENNEL OIL; FENNEL OIL
● FENNEL OIL
● FENNEL OIL BITTER (FOENICULUM VULGARE MILLER)
● FENNEL OIL, SWEET (FOENICULUM VULGARE MILL. VAR. DULCE DC.)
● FENNEL OILS
● FOENICULUM VULGARE (FENNEL) OIL
● FOENICULUM VULGARE OIL
● OIL OF FENNEL
● OILS, FENNEL
● SWEET (FOENICULUM VULGARE MILL. VAR. DULCE DC.) FENNEL OIL

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Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation


Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Oil is a volatile oil obtained from Foeniculum vulgare.

Common concerns

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  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

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Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
290 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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.
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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