# Benzo[a]pyrene

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_50_32_8
Categories: beauty, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Monomers
Identifier: 50-32-8

> Benzo[a]pyrene is used as monomers. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Benzo[def]chrysene; (benzo[a]pyrene) 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: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 1B(),Reprotoxic Cat. 1B()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Construction and building materials, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Monomers.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._