Sources of Exposure :
Description :
EDTA is a binding agent. It is produced as several salts, notably disodium EDTA, calcium disodium EDTA, and tetrasodium EDTA.
Sources of Exposure: Detergents, personal care products, pharmaceuticals
Health Impacts: EDTA is cytotoxic and weakly genotoxic. Oral exposures to EDTA produced adverse reproductive and developmental effects in animals. Exposure to EDTA in cosmetic formulations that may be inhaled are shown to produce reproductive or developmental toxicity. Because of the potential to increase the penetration of other chemicals, exercise caution when EDTA is combined with other ingredients.
Health Concerns
Contaminants:
Banned/restricted lists:
Hart, Roger J. et al., 2011Lanigan RS, et al., 2001