MEDICAGO SATIVA (ALFALFA) EXTRACT
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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.
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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Not Reported; TONIC
About MEDICAGO SATIVA (ALFALFA) EXTRACT: Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Extract is an extract of the alfalfa, Medicago sativa.
Synonym(s): ALFALFA EXTRACT; ALFALFA EXTRACT (MEDICAGO SATIVA L.) ; EXTRACT OF ALFALFA; EXTRACT OF MEDICAGO SATIVA; LUCERNE EXTRACT; MEDICAGO SATIVA EXTRACT; PURPLE MEDICK EXTRACT; ALFALFA, EXT.
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 3,651 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
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FDA Everything Added to Food |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
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FDA Food Additive Status |
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| FDA Food Additive Status | ALFALFA, EXTRACT | • GRAS - CFR182.20 |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | ALFALFA, EXTRACT (MEDICAGO SATIVA L.) | • ASP |
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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. |
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