# Furfural

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_98_01_1
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, No specific technical function, Solvent
Identifier: 98-01-1

> Furfural is used as flavouring and nutrient / fragrance. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2-Furaldehyde is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Maximum concentration: 0,001 % CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 74 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Flavouring and nutrient, No specific technical function.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._