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CI 19140

Endocrine34 products

CAS: 1934-21-0
PubChem CID: 164825
Molecular Formula: C16H9N4Na3O9S2
Molecular Weight: 534.4000 g/mol

Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-(4-sulphophenylazo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate

What does it do?

Imparts a yellow color to the product.

Details

Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-(4-sulphophenylazo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate

SIKEZHAN Fast-Acting Yellow Powder Fish Disease Remedy - Antibacterial Care for Fin Rot, Body Ulcer

Ingredient guide

CI 19140: What Does the Yellow Dye on Your Label Mean?

You've seen 'CI 19140' on your shampoo or toothpaste ingredient list. This number refers to tartrazine, a synthetic yellow dye. It also appears as E102 on food labels.

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Function & Use

Cosmetic Colorant

Skin-Conditioning Agent

The verdict isn’t ours: below is what ToxValDB (EPA Toxicity Value Database), EPA ToxCast (high-throughput in vitro screening), SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) said, verbatim.

What The Sources Say

SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety)1

Safety assessment

EU 1223/2009 Annex III - SCCS opinion: Opinion on Acid Yellow 23

ToxValDB (EPA Toxicity Value Database)5

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: Skin Sensitization, classification: Classification not possible. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA), classification: Not likely to be sensitizing, species: mouse, study: skin sensitization, guideline: according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay), year: 2004. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

Hazard claim

EPA ToxValDB genotoxicity: positive - positive reports: 30, negative: 14, Ames: positive, micronucleus: positive. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: Eye Irritation, classification: Classification not possible. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: Skin Irritation, classification: Classification not possible. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

EPA ToxCast (high-throughput in vitro screening)1

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EPA ToxCast ER model: NO estrogen receptor activity found (AUC agonist=0, antagonist=0). Tested in 18 in vitro assays. Caveat: this is an in vitro screening model with no dose or exposure context; it does NOT mean an effect occurs in humans at cosmetic use levels.