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Bacillus coagulans

CAS 68038-65-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Bacillus coagulans in plain language

What it is

Also known as Bacillus coagulans whole · Lactospore whole · Ganedenbc 30 · Lactobacillus sporogenes whole

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Bacillus coagulans yet.

Recorded functional uses: Probiotic

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Bacillus coagulans appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 21 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Probiotic.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 21 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Probiotic.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Bacillus coagulans. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

  • 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 Bacillus coagulans yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2019

    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 →

Suitability

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

Food use

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.

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 EPA CPDat has listed Bacillus coagulans in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

21

Named organisations

2

Personal careFood and drug

Typical roles

Probiotic
See products using Bacillus coagulans →

Catalog

Found in these products

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