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Data: Limited

Dicocodimonium Chloride

Other Concerns

Neurotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), and Ecotoxicology (low)

SYNONYMS

● CHLORIDES QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, DICOCO ALKYL DIMETHYL
● DICOCO ALKYL DIMETHYL CHLORIDES QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
● DICOCO DIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
● DICOCODIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; DIMETHYLDICOCOAMMONIUM CHLORIDE
● DICOCODIMONIUM CHLORIDE
● DICOCOYL DIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
● QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, DICOCO ALKYL DIMETHYL, CHLORIDES
● QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, DICOCO ALKYLDIMETHYL, CHLORIDES
● QUATERNIUM-34

Unacceptable

Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient


Dicocodimonium Chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt.

Common concerns

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

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

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Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidenceOpen scientific literature
Possible human any toxicant or allergenOpen scientific literature

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Persistent or bioaccumulative and moderate to high toxicity concern in humansEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Possible human any toxicantOpen scientific literature
Classified as a low human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information availableFDA Everything Added to Food

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate dosesOpen scientific literature

Neurotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells demonstrate neurotoxicityOpen scientific literature

Endocrine disruption

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Associated with endocrine disruptionOpen scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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

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