Chemical Substance - Chloroform
NHPID name:
Chloroform
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Detail:
The presence of this ingredient as prohibited on the List of Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients (the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist) indicates that there are potential safety issues. This ingredient cannot be used in natural health products without the submission of additional evidence for safety.
Toxicity restriction:
Upper limit:
0.6
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Detail:
Permitted daily exposure as residual solvent up to 0.6 mg/day, equivalent to a concentration limit of 60 ppm when assuming a product mass of 10 g administered daily. This limit applies to all dosage forms and routes of administration.
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Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an isolate) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPD