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FD&C red no. 40, aluminum lake

CAS 977154-53-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

FD&C red no. 40, aluminum lake in plain language

What it does

Used in consumer products as a colourant.

  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. FD&C red no. 40, aluminum lake appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9 composition records across product categories including Personal care.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for FD&C red no. 40, aluminum lake. 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.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for FD&C red no. 40, aluminum lake yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 8, 2019

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed FD&C red no. 40, aluminum lake in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Colourant
See products using FD&C red no. 40, aluminum lake →

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include FD&C red no. 40, aluminum lake; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.