Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
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.
- beauty
- food
- pharma
Colchicine
CAS 64-86-8 · 100/100 · High conf.
Concern score
100/100Critical concern driven by cmr.
Well researched
Why it's flagged
- Cmr
Colchicine, its salts and derivatives 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.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:pharma|food
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- eu_annex:II
- eu_cmr
- View source →banned
EUEC
Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Mutagenic Cat. 1B()
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Food and drug.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Food and drug.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 52 active drug products and 53 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 52 active drug products and 53 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Colchicine. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Colchicine in our catalog (fda_ndc).
Products
53