# Pyrogallol

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_87_66_1
Categories: beauty, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Dye
Identifier: 87-66-1

> Pyrogallol is used as dye. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Pyrogallol 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: Mutagenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 15 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._