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Benfluralin

CAS 1861-40-1 · 100/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

66152-77-0 · 87209-90-3

Benfluralin chemical structure

Concern score

100/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Benfluralin in plain language

What it is

Also known as Bethrodine · N-Butyl-N-ethyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline · Balan · Balfin · Banafine · Benalan

Show all 20 names

Benefex · Benephin · Benfluraline · Binnell · Blulan · Bonalan · Carpidor · EL-110 · Emblem · Flubalex · N-BUTYL-N-ETHYL-2,6-DINITRO-4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)BENZENAMINE · N-Butyl-2,6-dinitro-N-ethyl-4-trifluoromethylaniline · Quilan · benefin

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial.

  • Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?
Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

benfluralin (ISO); N-butyl-N-ethyl-α,α,α-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.

  • EU Annex II — prohibited
  • EU prohibited in cosmetics

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial

  • EUEC

    Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.

    banned
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  • EUCosIngActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1744.
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1744.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 10 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Food and drug, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 10 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Food and drug, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Benfluralin. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Benfluralin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2025-06-18

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated May-99

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Benfluralin in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

10

Named organisations

6

Cleaning products and household careFood and drugLaboratory suppliesLandscape/yard

Typical roles

Antimicrobial
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