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AVOIDPanOxyl 4% Acne Creamy Wash is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Benzoyl Peroxide (EU, UK); Calcium Disodium EDTA (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
Not authorised as a flour treatment agent in the EU/UK: it does not appear on the Union list of permitted food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008; Annex II established by Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011), so its use is not permitted. It remains permitted in the US for bleaching flour under 21 CFR 172.806.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 authorises calcium disodium EDTA (E385) only in specified food categories (e.g. canned/bottled products, emulsified sauces) at set maximum levels; the US permits broader use.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Benzoyl Peroxide 4%, Carbomer 940, Coco-Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Glycol Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Water.
No — every ingredient in PanOxyl 4% Acne Creamy Wash is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Benzoyl Peroxide, Calcium Disodium EDTA are banned or restricted in other regions: Benzoyl Peroxide (EU, UK); Calcium Disodium EDTA (EU, UK).
Benzoyl Peroxide: Not authorised as a flour treatment agent in the EU/UK: it does not appear on the Union list of permitted food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008; Annex II established by Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011), so its use is not permitted. It remains permitted in the US for bleaching flour under 21 CFR 172.806. Calcium Disodium EDTA: EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 authorises calcium disodium EDTA (E385) only in specified food categories (e.g. canned/bottled products, emulsified sauces) at set maximum levels; the US permits broader use.
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