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Vitamin a acetate

CAS 127-47-9 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

64536-04-5 · 7095-40-1 · 11098-51-4 · 13116-20-6 · 80180-27-4

Vitamin a acetate chemical structure

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Vitamin a acetate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Retinol acetate · Retinyl acetate · All-(e)-retinol acetate · O~15~-Acetylretinol · Acetate de retinyle · retinyl ester Acetic acid

Show all 25 names

Crystalets · Davitan A 650 · O(15)-acetylretinol · Oristar ra · RO-1-5275 · acetate Retinol · Retinol, acetate, all-trans- · Vitamin a acetate 1.5 m.i.u./g · Vitamin A acetate (tritiated) · Vitamin A alcohol acetate · Vitamin A1 acetate · acetato de retinilo · all-trans-Retinol acetate · all-trans-Retinyl acetate · all-trans-Retinylacetate · all-trans-Vitamin A acetate · Vitamin a (as acetate & beta carotene) · Vitamin a (as acetate) · Vitamin A (as retinyl acetate)

What it does

Used in consumer products as a flavouring and a conditioner.

  • Flavouring
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug.

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. Vitamin a acetate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin A (retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate) as a feed additive for all animal species and categories (EFSA FEEDAP)
    • Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin A (retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate) as a feed additive for all animal species and categories (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Pharmaceutical, Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Pharmaceutical, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 42 active drug products and 42 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 42 active drug products and 42 total 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.

  • 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

    • Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin A (retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate) as a feed additive for all animal species and categories (EFSA FEEDAP)

      2013 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2014

    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 →

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

Source records

42

Typical roles

FlavouringConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Vitamin a acetate in the catalog.