# Hydroxyethyl starch

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid3046829
Categories: cleaning, food, pharma
Functions: Binder, Starch
Identifier: DTXSID3046829

> Hydroxyethyl starch is used as binder / starch. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food and drug, Cleaning products and household care. Assessed from 9 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food and drug, Cleaning products and household care.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food and drug, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Starch.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- US: observed in branded food ingredient statements — Observed in 1 USDA branded foods including Tyson Fire Stingers Fully Cooked Breaded Bone-In Chicken Wing Sections, Smedium.

_Assessed by Greenveil._