Is NITROFURAZONE safe in cosmetics?
NITROFURAZONE has a safety rating of "GOOD" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: restricted.
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Cosmetic Ingredient
NITROFURAZONE
NITROFURAZONE (CAS 59-87-0) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Antimicrobial. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in pharmaceutical data.
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Auto-generated CPSR Part A draft with source citations
Function
Antimicrobial
Safety Rating
GOOD
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
[(E)-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methylideneamino]urea
InChIKey
IAIWVQXQOWNYOU-FPYGCLRLSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
restricted
US Notes
Restricted — FDA has withdrawn approval for nitrofuran drugs in food-producing animals; not accepted for cosmetic use due to safety concerns
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Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for NITROFURAZONE.
Regulatory Flags
cosing-sourced
eu-permitted
preservative
needs-enrichment
prop65
jecfa_concern
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
NITROFURAZONE
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL869
Max Phase
4
Adverse Event Associations
1538
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NITROFURAZONE allowed in the EU?
NITROFURAZONE EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does NITROFURAZONE do in cosmetics?
NITROFURAZONE functions as: Antimicrobial. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 59-87-0.
Is NITROFURAZONE used outside cosmetics?
NITROFURAZONE also appears in pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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