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Annex II Entry 131 20/10/2010

O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO)

O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO) is listed in Annex II as a prohibited substance for cosmetic products placed on the EU market.

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Prohibited substance— Annex II, EU Regulation 1223/2009
Entry: 131

Record details

Chemical name

O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO)

Chemical / IUPAC name

O,O-Diethyl O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EC) 2009/1223

Key data

CAS
56-38-2
EC
200-271-7
Annex
II
Entry number
131

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What Annex II means for O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO)

O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO) is listed as a prohibited substance under Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. No concentration limit applies — the presence of this substance in any cosmetic product placed on the EU market is not permitted regardless of use level.

Formulators must screen their ingredients and raw materials to ensure none contain this substance. Suppliers should provide documentation confirming absence when requested.

The page also surfaces 12 related annex records with overlapping identifiers, annex logic or naming patterns.

Compliance checklist

  • Verify this substance is absent from all raw materials and finished formulations.
  • Request absence confirmation or CoA from raw material suppliers.
  • Document the screening result in the Product Information File (PIF).

Frequently asked questions

Yes. O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO) is listed in Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 as a prohibited substance. It must not be present in any cosmetic product placed on the EU market at any concentration.

CAS 56-38-2 is the unique numerical identifier assigned to O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO) by the Chemical Abstracts Service. In cosmetic compliance work, the CAS number is used to cross-reference the substance across regulatory databases, raw material specifications and safety assessment reports. Multiple EU annex entries may share the same CAS number if the same substance appears under different conditions or in different annexes.

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Source note for Annex II record O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO)

This page summarizes one Annex II record for O,O'-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate (Parathion - ISO) from public European Commission cosmetic materials and adds linked inventory or identifier matches when available.

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