- cleaning
- food
- industrial
- pharma
Sodium 2-phenylphenate
CAS 132-27-4
Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers
1322-21-0 · 875253-17-1
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Sodium 2-phenylphenate in plain language
Also known as O-phenylphenol sodium salt · Sodium ortho-phenylphenate · Sodium o-phenylphenoxide · Sodium o-phenylphenate · SODIUM o-PHENYLPHENOL · (1,1'-BIPHENYL)-2-OL, sodium salt
Show all 31 names
2-BIPHENYLOL, sodium salt · O-phenyl phenol sodium salt · Sodium phenylphenate · sodium 2-phenylphenolate · (1,1'-Biphenyl)-2-ol, sodium salt, tetrahydrate · (2-biphenylyloxy)sodium · 2-Hydroxydiphenyl sodium salt · Bactrol · Caswell No. 787 · Dowicide a · Microban p 2 · Mystox wfa · MilDuRid · Natriphene · Opp-na · OPPsodium · Preventol on extra · Sodium 2-BIPHENYLOLATE · Sodium 2-PHENYLPHENOXIDE · Stopmold b · Sodium orthophenylphenoxide · Sodiumophenylphenate · Sodiumophenylphenol · dowizid · sodium salt o-Phenylphenol
Used in consumer products as a preservative and an antimicrobial.
- Preservative
- Antimicrobial
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Sodium 2-phenylphenate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Cleaning
- Pharma
- Food
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 64 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative, Catalyst.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 64 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative, Catalyst.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Sodium 2-phenylphenate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Sodium 2-phenylphenate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 Sodium 2-phenylphenate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
64
Named organisations
6
Food and drugSpecialty occupational productsLaboratory suppliesArts and crafts/office suppliesRaw materialsCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
PreservativeAntimicrobial
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Sodium 2-phenylphenate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
