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3-Acetamidophenol

CAS 621-42-1 · 60/100 · High conf.

3-Acetamidophenol chemical structure

Concern score

60/100High concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

3-Acetamidophenol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Metacetamol · 3-Hydroxyacetanilide · N-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)acetamide · 3'-HYDROXYACETANILIDE · 3-(Acetylamino)-1-hydroxybenzene · 3-(Acetylamino)phenol

Show all 20 names

Amap · Acetamide, N-(3-hydroxyphenyl)- · Acetanilide, 3'-hydroxy- · Bs 749 · M-hydroxyacetanilide · Metacetamolum · Metalid · N-Acetyl-m-aminophenol · Pedituss · Pyrapap · Rystal · acetyl-m-aminophenol · m-(Acetylamino)phenol · m-Acetamidophenol

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for 3-Acetamidophenol yet.

Is it a concern?
High concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 3-Acetamidophenol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUEFSAConclusion on Pesticides Peer ReviewPeer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance desmedipham (EFSA)
    • Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance desmedipham (EFSA)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 →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance desmedipham (EFSA)

      2018 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 3-Acetamidophenol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-04-29

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 3-Acetamidophenol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

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