# Polyethylene terephthalate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid10872790
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial
Functions: Film forming, Thickener, Film former, Hair fixative
Identifier: DTXSID10872790

> Polyethylene terephthalate: Used in cosmetics as a film former. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 6 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2807 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyloxycarbonyl-1,4-phenylenecarbonyl)
- EU: EFSA opinion — Safety assessment of the process 'RecyPET Hungaria', based on RecyPET Hungaria technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials (EFSA CEP)
- EU: EFSA opinion — Safety assessment of the process 'Polisan Hellas S.A.', based on Polymetrix (formerly Buhler) technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials (EFSA CEF)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2807 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Adhesion/cohesion promoter, Film former, Anti-redeposition agent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Safety assessment of the process 'RecyPET Hungaria', based on RecyPET Hungaria technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials (EFSA CEP) — 2018 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5481; Safety assessment of the process 'Polisan Hellas S.A.', based on Polymetrix (formerly Buhler) technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials (EFSA CEF) — 2016 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4463.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/36708
- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated october 27, 2016): https://living-future.org/declare-products/9mm-pet-felt/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:5YSH70HE6K

_Assessed by Greenveil._