# Alachlor

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_15972_60_8
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Biocide, Degradant/impurity
Identifier: 15972-60-8

> Alachlor is used as biocide / degradant/impurity. 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: Alachlor (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 18 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Landscape/yard. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._