# Bromoxynil octanoate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_1689_99_2
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Biocide
Identifier: 1689-99-2

> Bromoxynil octanoate 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: 2,6-Dibromo-4-cyanophenyl octanoate 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: Reprotoxic Cat. 2(when C=>5%)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard. 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._