Evidence
Health issue
Level of Concern
Source
Phosphates in detergent cause lake pollution and eutrophication
Only in: Household Cleaners
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high
G. R. Alexander. 1977. The rationale for a ban on detergent phosphate in the Great Lakes Basin. Ciba Foundation symposium(57), 269-84.
A review article reports phosphates are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease in people.
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some
Eberhard Ritz, Kai Hahn, Markus Ketteler, Martin K. Kuhlmann & Johannes Mann. 2012. Phosphate additives in food--a health risk. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international 109(4), 49-55.
A review article reports phosphates increase risk for cardiovascular disease in people with chronic kidney disease.
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some
Jaime Uribarri. 2007. Phosphorus homeostasis in normal health and in chronic kidney disease patients with special emphasis on dietary phosphorus intake. Seminars in dialysis 20(4), 295-301.
A review article reports phosphates are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease in people.
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some
Robert N. Foley. 2009. Phosphate levels and cardiovascular disease in the general population. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 4(6), 1136-9.
A review article reports phosphates are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease in people.
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some
Geoffrey A. Block, Keith Hruska, Harald Jüppner, Myles Wolf, Marcello Tonelli, Ravi I. Thadhani, Kevin J. Martin, Markus Ketteler, Joachim H. Ix & David C. Wheeler. 2013. Phosphate Homeostasis in CKD: Report of a Scientific Symposium Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.
A review article reports phosphates are associated with increased risk for kidney disease in people.
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some
Geoffrey A. Block, Keith Hruska, Harald Jüppner, Myles Wolf, Marcello Tonelli, Ravi I. Thadhani, Kevin J. Martin, Markus Ketteler, Joachim H. Ix & David C. Wheeler. 2013. Phosphate Homeostasis in CKD: Report of a Scientific Symposium Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
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some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
A peer-reviewed publication reports phosphates are associated with increased risk for coronary artery disease in people.
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some
Ana Ludimila Cancela, Vanda Jorgetti, Fabiana Giorgetti Graciolli, Luciene Machado dos Reis, Pedro Alves Lemos, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte, Patrícia Taschner Goldenstein, Silvia Maria Titan, Raul Dias Santos & Rosa Maria Moysés. 2012. Phosphorus is associated with coronary artery disease in patients with preserved renal function. PloS one 7(5), e36883.
A peer-reviewed publication reports phosphates are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease in people.
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some
Ravi Dhingra, Lisa M. Sullivan, Caroline S. Fox, Thomas J. Wang, Ralph B. D'Agostino, J. Michael Gaziano & Ramachandran S. Vasan. 2007. Relations of serum phosphorus and calcium levels to the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the community. Archives of internal medicine 167(9), 879-85.
may cause respiratory irritation
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some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
Causes skin irritation
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some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
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some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
causes serious eye irritation
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some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel concludes this substance is safe for use when formulated to be non-irritating.
some
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments
This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration
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low
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)
European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has moderate acute toxicity to aquatic life
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low
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
