# Sodium starch glycolate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid6051271
Categories: beauty, food, pharma
Functions: Binder, Emulsifier, Film former, Pharmaceutical excipient, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Stabilizing agent, Thickening agent, Viscosity modifier
Identifier: DTXSID6051271

> Sodium starch glycolate is used as binder / emulsifier. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 49 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food and drug, Personal care. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 49 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food and drug, Personal care.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 49 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food and drug, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Viscosity modifier, Pharmaceutical excipient.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.

_Assessed by Greenveil._