Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate

Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Perfluorooctanoic acid ammonium salt · Ammonium perfluorooctanoate · Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid ammonium salt · DS-101 · FC-1015 · FC-143

Show all 25 names

Ammonium salt pfoa · AKOS025310394 · Ammonium perfluorocaprylate · Apfo · Ammoniumpentadecafluoroctanoat · CXR-1002 · D92130 · Fluorad fc 143 · Octanoic acid, pentadecafluoro-, ammonium salt · Pfoa; pfc · Pentadecafluoro-1-octanoic acid, ammonium salt · Pentadecafluorooctanoate d'ammonium · Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid ammonium salt, >=98.0% (NT) · Perfluorocaprylic acid ammonium salt · Perfluorooctanoic acid ammonium 100 |Ig/mL in Methanol · Q26841285 · ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate (einecs) · ammoniumperfluoroctanoat · perfluorooctanoic acid ammonium

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate yet.

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

• Cmr

Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate 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.

• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Reprotoxic Cat. 1B(),Carcinogenic Cat. 2()

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1560.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1560.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Raw materials.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Raw materials.Source →
• US·FDA·listed 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 Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate. 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.