Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
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.
- beauty
- cleaning
- food
- pharma
Guaifenesin
CAS 12041-73-5
Pharmaceutical
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 76 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Guaifenesin appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|pharma|food
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- marketed_drug_ingredient
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 76 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 76 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1364 active drug products and 1467 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1364 active drug products and 1467 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Guaifenesin. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Guaifenesin in our catalog (fda_ndc).
Products
1,467
Typical roles
Pharmaceutical
Found in these products
- DayTime severe cold &Flu
- TussinFoster & Thrive
- alka seltzer plusCritical
- mucus relief
- robitussin
- Tylenol Sinus Severe
- tylenol cold flu severe
- sudafed PE Head congestion mucus
- Mucinex Fast-Max Cold & FluMucinex · Cold And Flu MedicineCritical
- Children's CoughMucinex
- equate severe congestion relief
- Diabetic Tussin Maximum Strength Cough & Chest Congestion DmDiabetic TussinHigh
- Kids' Cough & Chest CongestionGenexa
- Mucinex Fast-Max NightshiftMucinex · Cold And Flu Remedies
