# Furfuryl alcohol

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_98_00_0
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, Intermediate, Solvent
Identifier: 98-00-0

> Furfuryl alcohol is used as flavouring and nutrient / fragrance. 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: Furfuryl alcohol 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. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 88 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Specialty occupational products, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, Solvent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._