Appendices 1-18 to: Report on the Health Effects of Selected Pesticide Coformulants

Appendices 1-18 to: Report on the Health Effects of Selected Pesticide Coformulants

44 Regulations

44.1   Ambient air
44.2   Drinking water
44.3   Food
44.4   Cosmetics
44.5     Soil
44.6     Occupational Exposure Limits
44.7     Classification
44.8     IARC
44.9     US-EPA

44.1 Ambient air

44.2 Drinking water

44.3 Food

JECFA has concluded that isopropyl myristate will not present safety concerns at the current level of intake as a flavouring agent. Isopropyl myristate has not been allocated an ADI owing to lack of data. (JECFA 2000).

44.4 Cosmetics

A major use of isopropyl myristate is in cosmetics and topical medicinal preparations (HSDB 2000). It is used as a solubilising, spreading, and penetrating agent in anhydrous skin lubricating lotions with high lanolin content (CIR 1982).

Isopropyl myristate is not mentioned in the statutory order on cosmetics, which means that it legally can be used in cosmetics in Europe without any limitations except as a colouring agent, a preservative, or a UV-filter (MM 2000).