# Benfluralin

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_1861_40_1
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Biocide, Degradant/impurity
Identifier: 1861-40-1

> Benfluralin is used as biocide / degradant/impurity. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 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.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._