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Has Glutaraldehyde been banned in the UK?
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I have just found this from a UK trade association.
Glutaraldehyde is allowed for use in cosmetics up to a maximum safe concentration of 0.1%. Where present, it will be labelled as ‘glutaral’ in the ingredients list and the product must also be labelled with the words “contains glutaraldehyde” if it is present above 0.05%.
The full text is here:
http://www.ctpa.org.uk/download.asp?dl=2093
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I am personally not aware of an outright ban, but it is an asthmagen and in most cases its use as an disinfectant in healthcare settings has been "susbtituted" by safer disinfectants.
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Well you can buy it from Sigma Aldrich chemical company, so doubt it has been banned. It is normally packaged as a an aqueous solution. It has been linked with occupational asthma with people working in the health care profession, where it has been used as a disinfectant.
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I can't find anything specific about any outright ban so its unlikely but as always CosHH - eliminate or substitute. Bans tend to be either general with exceptions or relate to a particular process (i.e. as found in schedule 2 to CoSHH).
Some organisations may ban a substance . There was a prosecution last year http://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/glutaraldehyde.htm - The NHS no longer uses it.
Marty, even if there was ban it may still be available through the likes of Sigma for research / testing purposes (e.g. testing for levels in cosmetics). Control of supply of these may be tighter than general 'lab' reagents though.
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