Caredermis

phenyl mercuric acetate

Severity 4/10

EU-permitted preservative · preservative

Is phenyl mercuric acetate safe?

phenyl mercuric acetate carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (irritation, environmental impact).

Documented concerns

Each concern below is drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓

Irritation

4/10

Classified by EU CLP Skin Corr. 1B.

Environmental impact

4/10

Classified by EU CLP Aquatic Acute 1/Aquatic Chronic 1.

Official regulatory status

Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.

EU-permitted preservative (max 0.007% (of Hg) If mixed with other mercurial compounds autho)

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists phenyl mercuric acetate — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.

See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.

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