MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
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Function/use(s): Not Reported; VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
About MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE: Magnesium Chloride is an inorganic salt.
Synonym(s): MAGNESIUM DICHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE (MGCL2) ; DUS-TOP
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 3,030 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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Ecotoxicology |
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| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources |
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| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
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FDA Food Additive Status |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
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FDA Everything Added to Food |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
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| Classified as a low human health priority |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful |
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Persistence and bioaccumulation |
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| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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| FDA Food Additive Status | MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE | • B&N
• GRAS/FS
• 172.560
• Modified Hop Extract - CFR184.1426 |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE | • ASP |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE (MGCL2) | ,,Low-Health Priority,Y-Persistent,,,,,, |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE (MGCL2) | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
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| 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. |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | IFRA (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 |
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