Fluoride in Silver fluoride
References:
Chemical Substance - Fluoride
NHPID name:
Fluoride
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Source ingredients:
- Acidulated phosphate fluoride
- Aluminum fluoride
- Fluoro calcium phosphosilicate
- Hydrofluoric acid
- Nicomethanol hydrofluoride
- Potassium fluoride
- Potassium fluoride dihydrate
- Potassium fluoride tetrahydrate
- Silver diamine fluoride
- Silver fluoride
- Sodium fluoride
- Sodium hexafluorosilicate
- Sodium monofluorophosphate
- Stannous fluoride
Additional details:
Detail:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.
Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 7 (a mineral) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPD