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Carbon Blacks

Carbon Blacks
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Overall Carbon Blacks is of moderate concern in food.

The overall ingredient concern is determined by using a weight of evidence evaluation of the known safety or hazards. In calculating an overall ingredient score multiple findings of low concern may lead to an overall moderate concern rating, or multiple moderate concerns may lead to a high concern rating. For more details read EWG's ingredient concern methodology.

Specific concerns for Carbon Blacks

Concern
 
 
Source
Known to cause cancer
 
California OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment): Proposition 65 List (2020 Update)
Known to cause cancer
 
California OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment): Proposition 65 List (2020 Update)
SCCS concludes this substance impacts the immune system when inhaled.
 
European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).
SCCS concludes this substance may be carcinogenic when inhaled.
 
European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).
Possibly carcinogenic to humans
 
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Agents classified by the IARC Monographs (through Volume 127)
Possibly carcinogenic to humans
 
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Agents classified by the IARC Monographs (through Volume 127)
SCCS concludes this substance may be genotoxic based on in vivo and in vitro evidence.
 
European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).
SCCS concludes this substance may be toxic to reproduction/development when inhaled.
 
European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).
A peer-reviewed study reports that maternal inhalation of this substance led to neurodevelopmental effects in offspring.
 
Masakazu Umezawa, Atsuto Onoda, Irina Korshunova, Alexander C. Ø Jensen, Ismo K. Koponen, Keld A. Jensen, Konstantin Khodosevich, Ulla Vogel & Karin S. Hougaard. 2018. Maternal inhalation of carbon black nanoparticles induces neurodevelopmental changes in mouse offspring. Particle and fibre toxicology 15(1), 36.
SCCS reports that inhalation of this substance impacted lung function in healthy humans.
 
European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).

Concerns from impurities

Concern
 
 
Source
Impurity: CADMIUM
Suspected of causing genetic defects
 
EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes
Impurity: CADMIUM
May cause cancer
 
EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes
Impurity: CADMIUM
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
 
EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes
Impurity: CADMIUM
Suspected of damaging fertility.
 
EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes
Impurity: CADMIUM
Suspected of damaging the unborn child.
 
EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes
Impurity: CADMIUM
Carcinogenic to humans
 
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Agents classified by the IARC Monographs (through Volume 127)
Impurity: CADMIUM
Known To Be Human Carcinogen
 
National Toxicology Program (NTP): NTP 14th Report on Carcinogens
Impurity: CADMIUM
Probably carcinogenic to humans
 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) - Cancer
 

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