# Folpet

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_133_07_3
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Biocide
Identifier: 133-07-3

> Folpet is used as biocide. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: N-(Trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (Folpet - ISO) 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. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 55 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._