Chemical Substance - Benzyl alcohol
NHPID name:
Benzyl alcohol
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Toxicity restriction
Upper limit:
5.0
Units:
Detail:
Acceptable daily intake up to 5 mg/kg bw/day, expressed as benzoic acid equivalents.
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Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an isolate) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
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General
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For topical use, up to 10% in rinse-off products, and up to 3% in leave-on products.
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General
Detail:
Must be declared as medicinal ingredient in throat lozenges in daily doses at or above 100 mg/day, and in anorectal products in concentrations at or above 1% w/w.
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