SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE
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EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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Synonym(s): HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT; SODIUM SALT HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; BLEACH; ANTIFORMIN; CHLOROS; CHLOROX; CLOROX; HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION CONTAINING >7% AVALIABLE CHLORINE BY WT. (UN1791) ; B-K LIQUID; CARREL-DAKIN SOLUTION; DAKINS SOLUTION
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
Type of Concern |
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Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Classified as medium human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Ecotoxicology |
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Wildlife and environmental toxicity | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
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Suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Occupational hazards |
Type of Concern |
Reference |
No workplace limits set | National Library of Medicine HazMap |
Persistence and bioaccumulation |
Type of Concern |
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Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Miscellaneous |
Type of Concern |
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Occupational hazards related to handling |
European Union - Classification & Labelling |
Multiple, additive exposure sources |
Type of Concern |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
FDA Food Additive Status |
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
FDA Everything Added to Food |
Data gaps |
Type of Concern |
Reference |
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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European Union - Classification & Labelling | CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP. |
FDA Food Additive Status | 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. |
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics | AOEC (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics). 2009. AEOC exposures codes and asthmagen designation. |
FDA Everything Added to Food | 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. |
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
National Library of Medicine HazMap | NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2006. HazMap — Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents. |
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