Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Glutaraldehyde
Glutaraldehyde (Pentane-1,5-dial) is listed in Annex V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (preservatives allowed in cosmetic products).
Research docs0Claims0Sources7Functionpreservative • BiocideIdentifier111-30-8
Concern score
25/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
How we scored this
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 25/100 (minor) · high confidence.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Glutaraldehyde in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
432
Brands
6
Arts and crafts/office suppliesMedical/dentalSpecialty occupational productsLaboratory suppliesHome maintenanceRaw materials
Typical roles
preservativeBiocideFlavouring and nutrientFragranceOxidizing agent
Catalog
Found in these products
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Allergen profile
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
- SulphitesContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EU
EC
Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 0.1% Other conditions: Not to be used in aerosols (sprays) Conditions of use and warnings: Contains glutaral (9)
Effective: 2010-10-25View source →
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 432 composition records across product categories including Arts and crafts/office supplies, Medical/dental, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Biocide, Fragrance.
Effective: November 2014View source →
US
FDA
