# Vinclozolin

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_50471_44_8
Categories: beauty, food, pharma
Functions: Antimicrobial
Identifier: 50471-44-8

> Vinclozolin: Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Compiled from 7 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.
- Rationale: Vinclozolin is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 738.
- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Reprotoxic Cat. 1B(),Carcinogenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/29205
- EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes (updated 2010-10-15): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/reference/annexes/list/II
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated November 2006): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bqp/bqpts.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:JJ258EZN1I
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/39676

_Assessed by Greenveil._