Ethanol

CAS 64-17-5·C2H6O·46.07 g/mol·15 listings across 7 jurisdictions.

Also known as b free, etanol, alcohol, dicolor … +15 more

CAS
64-17-5
Mol. Weight
46.07000 g/mol
InChIKey
LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCO
PubChem CID
702

Regulatory
Status

15 entries across 7 jurisdictions. Sourced from EU, US, UK and international regulatory databases.

Overall compliance

Restricted — high concern

High-concern classification in 6 of 14 frameworks, across 7 jurisdictions.

United StatesUnited States[US]
EPA Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL)
EPA SCIL
Listed
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EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredients List; a listing means the substance is recognised as a safer choice within its functional class.

{
  "notes": "Safest tier",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "scil_status": "Green Circle",
  "chemical_name": "Ethanol",
  "functional_use": "Solvent"
}
FDA Indirect Food Additives (21 CFR 170-199)
FDA 21CFR
Listed
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FDA indirect food additives (21 CFR); a listing means the substance is permitted in food-contact materials under defined conditions.

{
  "source": "FDA Indirect Additives (21 CFR 175-178)",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "chemical_name": "ETHYL ALCOHOL"
}
FDA Approved Drug Substances
FDA DRUG
Approved
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FDA-approved drug substances; a listing means the substance is an approved active pharmaceutical ingredient.

{
  "source": "openFDA NDC (active ingredients)",
  "cas_number": "",
  "chemical_name": "ALCOHOL",
  "product_count": 2990,
  "active_ingredient": "ALCOHOL"
}
FDA GRAS Substances
FDA GRAS
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FDA GRAS substances; a listing means the substance is Generally Recognized As Safe for its intended use in food.

{
  "notes": "21 CFR 184.1293; solvent, flavoring",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "chemical_name": "Ethanol"
}
California Proposition 65
PROP65
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California Proposition 65; a listing means the substance is known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive harm and requires a warning.

{
  "source": "OEHHA Proposition 65 List",
  "cas_number": "---",
  "date_listed": "1987-10-01 00:00:00",
  "nsrl_or_madl": "",
  "chemical_name": "Ethyl alcohol in alcoholic beverages",
  "type_of_toxicity": "developmental",
  "listing_mechanism": "SQE"
}
TSCA Inventory
TSCA
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The U.S. TSCA Inventory; a listing means the substance is an existing chemical permitted in U.S. commerce.

{
  "name": "Ethanol",
  "flags": "",
  "status": "active",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "risk_level": "low"
}
European UnionEuropean Union[EU]
CLP Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
CLP
Listed
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The EU's classification, labelling and packaging rules; a listing assigns the substance harmonised hazard classes such as carcinogenic, toxic, or corrosive.

{
  "source": "ECHA CLP Annex VI (harmonised C&L)",
  "index_no": "603-002-00-5",
  "ec_number": "200-578-6",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "hazard_class": "Flam. Liq. 2",
  "chemical_name": "ethanol; ethyl alcohol",
  "hazard_statements": "H225"
}
EU Approved Biocidal Active Substances (BPR)
EU BPR
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{
  "source": "ECHA Biocidal active substances (BPR, Reg. (EU) 528/2012)",
  "ec_number": "200-578-6",
  "bas_number": "1303",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "chemical_name": "Ethanol",
  "product_types": "PT01, PT02, PT04, PT06",
  "approval_status": "under assessment",
  "assessment_status": "Initial application for approval in progress"
}
EU REACH Registered Substances
EU REACH REGISTERED
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{
  "source": "EU REACH Registered Substances (ECHA CHEM)",
  "ec_number": "200-578-6",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "chemical_name": "Ethanol"
}
United KingdomUnited Kingdom[UK]
GB Mandatory Classification & Labelling
GB MCL
Listed
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Great Britain's mandatory classification & labelling; a listing assigns the substance legally binding GB hazard classifications.

{
  "source": "GB MCL (HSE)",
  "ec_number": "200-578-6",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "hazard_class": "Flam. Liq. 2",
  "chemical_name": "ethanol;",
  "hazard_statements": "H225"
}
International[INTERNATIONAL]
IARC Carcinogen Classification
IARC
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The WHO/IARC carcinogen classification; a listing assigns the substance a cancer-hazard group, e.g. Group 1 (carcinogenic to humans).

{
  "source": "IARC Monographs",
  "volume": "96, 100E",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "iarc_group": "1",
  "chemical_name": "Ethanol in alcoholic beverages",
  "evaluation_year": "2009"
}
CanadaCanada[CANADA]
Canada Domestic Substances List
CANADA DSL
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Canada's inventory of substances already in commerce; a listing means it can be manufactured or imported without new-substance notification.

{
  "source": "Canada Domestic Substances List (DSL)",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "identifier": "64-17-5",
  "publication": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 128, No. 9, May 4, 1994, SOR/94-311 (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=cangaz&id=14339&lang=eng)",
  "identifier_2": "",
  "chemical_name": "Ethanol",
  "additional_information": "This substance is on the Domestic Substances List (DSL). \n \nThis substance was added to the DSL as an “Existing Substance” given that it meets the criteria set out in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for substances that were in commerce in Canada between 1984 and 1986."
}
Canada National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
CANADA NPRI
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Canada's pollutant-release inventory; a listing means facilities must publicly report releases and transfers of the substance.

{
  "source": "Canada National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "identifier": "64-17-5",
  "publication": "https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-pollutant-release-inventory/report/legal-requirements-gazette-notices.html - Notices with respect to substances in the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)",
  "identifier_2": "",
  "chemical_name": "Ethanol",
  "additional_information": "NPRI Part (threshold category): 5\nThreshold for reporting to NPRI: 1 tonne released to air\nConcentration threshold: None\nThis substance has been reportable to the NPRI since: 2003\n\nFor more information, see the NPRI website (https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/pollution-waste-management/national-pollutant-release-inventory.html)."
}
AustraliaAustralia[AUSTRALIA]
Australia Safe Work GHS Classification (HCIS)
AU SWA GHS
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Australia's official workplace hazard classification; a listing assigns the substance harmonised GHS health and physical-hazard categories.

{
  "source": "Safe Work Australia HCIS (via PubChem GHS Classification)",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "pictograms": [],
  "pubchem_cid": "702",
  "signal_word": "Danger",
  "chemical_name": "Lux",
  "hazard_statements": [
    "H225: Highly Flammable liquid and vapor [Danger Flammable liquids]",
    "H319: Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]"
  ]
}
New ZealandNew Zealand[NEW ZEALAND]
Not ListedNot listed in any New Zealand framework on record.
FranceFrance[FRANCE]
Not ListedNot listed in any France framework on record.
SwitzerlandSwitzerland[SWITZERLAND]
Not ListedNot listed in any Switzerland framework on record.
NE-Atlantic[NE-ATLANTIC]
Not ListedNot listed in any NE-Atlantic framework on record.
JapanJapan[JAPAN]
Japan NITE GHS Classification
JP NITE GHS
Listed
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Japan's official GHS hazard classification (NITE); a listing assigns the substance harmonised GHS health and physical-hazard categories.

{
  "source": "Japan NITE-CMC (via PubChem GHS Classification)",
  "cas_number": "64-17-5",
  "pictograms": [],
  "pubchem_cid": "702",
  "signal_word": "Danger",
  "chemical_name": "Lux",
  "hazard_statements": [
    "H225: Highly Flammable liquid and vapor [Danger Flammable liquids]",
    "H320: Causes eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]",
    "H335: May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]",
    "H336: May cause drowsiness or dizziness [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Narcotic effects]",
    "H350: May cause cancer [Danger Carcinogenicity]",
    "H360: May damage fertility or the unborn child [Danger Reproductive toxicity]",
    "H372: Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]",
    "H373: May causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]",
    "H340: May cause genetic defects [Danger Germ cell mutagenicity]",
    "H319: Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]"
  ]
}

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