THUJA OCCIDENTALIS (ARBORVITAE) LEAF OIL
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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; MASKING; PERFUMING; TONIC
About THUJA OCCIDENTALIS (ARBORVITAE) LEAF OIL: ingredients in Volume 1, Introduction, Part A.
Synonym(s): THUJA OCCIDENTALIS LEAF OIL, CEDAR LEAF OIL; CEDAR LEAF OIL (THUJA OCCIDENTALIS L.) ; OIL OF THUJA OCCIDENTALIS; OILS, CEDAR LEAF; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS OIL; CEDAR LEAF OILS; ARBORVITAE LEAF OIL; OIL OF ARBOR VITAE; OIL OF CEDAR LEAF; OIL OF THUJA; OIL OF WHITE CEDAR
Multiple, additive exposure sources |
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| Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available |
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FDA Everything Added to Food |
Data gaps |
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 49 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 |
Persistence and bioaccumulation |
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| Not suspected to be persistent |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
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| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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| FDA Everything Added to Food | CEDAR LEAF, OIL (THUJA OCCIDENTALIS L.) | • EAF |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | OILS, CEDAR LEAF | ,,,,U-Bioaccumulative,,,,, |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | CEDAR LEAF OIL (THUJA OCCIDENTALIS L.) | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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| RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1974 | THUJA OCCIDENTALIS (ARBORVITAE) LEAF OIL | • broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (rat LD50)
• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
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references |
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| 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 |
| RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1974 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. 12,843,1974 |
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