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Lactobacillus acidophilus

CAS 68333-16-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lactobacillus acidophilus in plain language

What it is

Also known as Acidophilus · Bacillus acidophilus whole · Bacterium acidophilum whole · Lactobacillus acidophilus whole · Lactobacterium acidophilum whole · Thermobacterium intestinale whole

Show all 9 names

Lacteol · Lactobacillus acidophilus culture · Lactinex component lactobacillus acidophilus

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Lactobacillus acidophilus yet.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lactobacillus acidophilus appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 5 active drug products and 5 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 5 active drug products and 5 total products.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Lactobacillus acidophilus yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-03-06

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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 FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Lactobacillus acidophilus in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

5

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Lactobacillus acidophilus; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Lactobacillus acidophilus in the catalog.