VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) FRUIT

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	8024-06-4
lip gloss (14 products)
lip plumper (10 products)
moisturizer (10 products)
lip balm (8 products)
bar soap (7 products)
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VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) FRUIT

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: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Other LOW concerns: Data gaps

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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Not Reported; MASKING; SKIN PROTECTING; SMOOTHING

About VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) FRUIT: Vanilla Planifolia Fruit is a plant material derived from the cured, full-grown, unripe fruit (bean)of the vanilla, Vanilla planifolia.

Synonym(s): VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT, VANILLA; VANILLA (VANILLA SPP.) ; OILS, VANILLA; VANILLA FRUIT

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Classified as medium human health priority		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel
338 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

Ecotoxicology
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Food Additive Status	VANILLA	• FLAV • GRAS/FS Cacao Prods - Part 163 • Food Flavorings - Part 169 • SP/ESO • GRAS - 182. 10 • 182.20
FDA Everything Added to Food	VANILLA, EXTRACT (VANILLA SPP.)	• ASP
FDA Everything Added to Food	VANILLA (VANILLA SPP.)	• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	OILS, VANILLA	Y-Categorization,Y-Human health,Moderate-Health Priority,U-Persistent,U-Bioaccumulative,,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List	OILS, VANILLA	reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008

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.
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