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Nutmeg Oil

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SYNONYMS

● FATS, NUTMEG BUTTER
● MACE (MYRISTICA FRAGRANS HOUTT.)
● MACE OIL (MYRISTICA FRAGRANS HOUTT.)
● MACE OLEORESIN (MYRISTICA FRAGRANS HOUTT.)
● MACE; MACE OIL; MACIS OIL
● MYRIST ICA FRAGRENS OIL
● MYRISTICA FRAGRANS (NUTMEG) KERNEL OIL
● MYRISTICA FRAGRANS OIL
● MYRISTICA OIL
● NUTMEG ESSENTIAL OIL
● NUTMEG KERNEL OIL
● NUTMEG OIL
● OIL OF MYRIST ICA FRAGRENS
● OIL OF NUTMEG

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation


Myristica Fragrans (Nutmeg) Kernel Oil is an oil obtained from the kernel of Myristicafragrans.

Common concerns

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

Ingredient concerns

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Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Uncertain environmental toxin and uncertain persistent or bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
34 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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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