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.
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 545 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety.
Concern score
The concern value is driven by the published classifications and regulatory status below — not by a single signal.
Concern score 45/100 (moderate) · high confidence.
Prevalence of BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE in our catalog (fda_ndc).
Products
1,187
Typical roles
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.
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.
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 545 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Biocide, Preservative.
US
FDA
Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.01 %w/v
US
FDA
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
The published evidence profile currently shaping this ingredient record.
Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SOLUTION/ DROPS; Potency: 0 %w/v
US
FDA
Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.01 %w/v
US
FDA
Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SUSPENSION/ DROPS; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
US
FDA
Route: INTRA-ARTICULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
US
FDA
Route: INTRALESIONAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
US
FDA
Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
US
FDA
Route: NASAL; Dosage form: LIQUID; Potency: 0.2 mg/1ml
US
FDA
Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 40.46 mg/100ml
US
FDA
Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SPRAY; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
US
FDA
Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SPRAY, METERED; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
US
FDA
Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: DROPS; Potency: 0.01 %w/v
US
FDA
Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 0.01 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 2 %w/v
US
FDA
Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION/ DROPS; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
US
FDA
Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
US
FDA
Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SUSPENSION/ DROPS; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
US
FDA
Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 0.1 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 0.03 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.2 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION/ DROPS; Potency: 0.01 %w/v
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION/ DROPS; Potency: NA
US
FDA
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1142 active drug products and 1187 total products.