# Benzyl chloride

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_100_44_7
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Identifier: 100-44-7

> Benzyl chloride. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: alpha-Chlorotoluene (Benzyl chloride) is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: NA
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._