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Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate

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Other Concerns

Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) and Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

2,3,4-TRIS(2-METHYLPROPANOATE), 6-ACETATE A-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE, 6-O-ACETYL-1,3,4-TRIS-O-(2-METHYL-1-OXOPROPYL)-B -D-FRUCTOFURANOSYL, 6-O-ACETYL-1,3,4-TRIS-O-(2-METHYL-1-OXOPROPYL)-B -D-FRUCTOFURANOSYL 6-ACETATE A-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE, A-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE, 6-O-ACETYL-1,3,4-TRIS-O-(2-METHYL-1-OXOPROPYL)-B -D-FRUCTOFURANOSYL, 6-ACETATE, Ã DGLUCOPYRANOSIDE, 6OACETYL1,3,4TRISO(2METHYL1OXOPROPYL) DFRUCTOFURANOSYL, 6ACETATE 2,3,4TRIS(2METHYLPROPANOATE), HEXAESTER WITH SUCROSE DIACETATE ISOBUTYRIC ACID, ISOBUTYRIC ACID, HEXAESTER WITH SUCROSE DIACETATE, SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYLATE, SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE, and SUCROSE DI(ACETATE) HEXAISOBUTYRATE

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate is a mixed ester of sucrose and acetic and isobutyric acids.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

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CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

nail polish	166 products
lipstick	35 products
blush	18 products
bronzer/highlighter	10 products
eye shadow	7 products
eye liner	6 products
foundation	6 products
nail treatment	6 products
lip liner	6 products
eyelash glue	1 products
mask	1 products
	1 products

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Persistent or bioaccumulative and moderate to high toxicity concern in humans	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as medium human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative (uncertainty in environmental toxicity or persistence/bioaccumulation)	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Uncertain environmental toxin and uncertain persistent or bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	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

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
42 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM 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.
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.
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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