Household ingredient · Surfactant
Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE)
- CAS
- 9016-45-9
Surfactants restricted in EU cleaning products since 2005 because of risks to aquatic environments.
- Alkylphenol ethoxylate
- Ethoxylated ingredient
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A regulatory warning or restriction somewhere, or strong evidence of harm at typical intake. The concern level sets how many points nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Harmful to aquatic lifeRegulatory
The EU restricted nonylphenol and its ethoxylates (0.1% or more) in cleaning uses after assessing environmental risks. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Rules around the world
| Where | Status | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Restricted | Not placed on the market at 0.1% or more in industrial, institutional and domestic cleaning (Directive 2003/53/EC). | Jan 17, 2005 | [1] |
“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (13)
- npe
- npeo
- nonoxynol
- nonoxynol 9
- nonylphenol
- nonylphenol ethoxylate
- ethoxylated nonylphenol
- nonyl phenol ethoxylate
- nonylphenol ethoxylates
- nonylphenol ethoxylates npe
- nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol
- nonylphenol polyethylene glycol ether
- polyethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether
Sources
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“The risks posed to the environment by nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE) have been assessed”
eur-lex.europa.eu