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HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL

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SYNONYMS

HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, HYDROGENATED, OILS, PALM KERNEL, HYDROGENATED, HYDROGENATED OILS, PALM KERNEL, PALM KERNEL HYDROGENATED OILS

Common Concerns

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  • No Data
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • No Data
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • No Data
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Cancer
  • No Data
    Environment


Top Scoring Factors

Evidence of developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects; skin irritation/allergies/damage; chronic aquatic toxicity


Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
Health Issue Level of Concern Source
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May cause genetic defects

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

May cause cancer

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

Very toxic to aquatic life

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

May damage fertility.

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

May damage the unborn child.

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

Known to cause cancer

some

California OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment): Proposition 65 List (2020 Update)

Carcinogenic to humans

some

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Agents classified by the IARC Monographs (through Volume 127)

Clear evidence of endocrine disruption in at least one animal study

some

EU Endocrine: EU Endocrine Disrupters

Probably carcinogenic to humans

some

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) - Cancer

Reasonably Anticipated To Be Human Carcinogen

some

National Toxicology Program (NTP): NTP 14th Report on Carcinogens

Exposure by all routes should be carefully controlled to levels as low as possible

some

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis

cancer

some

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis

suspected human carcinogen

some

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis

May cause an allergic skin reaction

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

A review article reports this substance may have anticarcinogenic activity

low

F. Bakkali, S. Averbeck, D. Averbeck & M. Idaomar. 2008. Biological effects of essential oils--a review. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 46(2), 446-75.

A peer-reviewed study reports that botanical oils prevent oxidative damage.

low

Kevin P. Anthony, Suziat A. Deolu-Sobogun & Mahmoud A. Saleh. 2012. Comprehensive assessment of antioxidant activity of essential oils. Journal of food science 77(8), C839-43.

A review article reports this substance is not mutagenic

low

F. Bakkali, S. Averbeck, D. Averbeck & M. Idaomar. 2008. Biological effects of essential oils--a review. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 46(2), 446-75.



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