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Inert Reassessment Document for Glyceryl tris-12-hydroxystearate - CAS No. 139-44-6

Glyceryl tris-12-hydroxystearate is classified as a List 4B inert ingredient. Based on low overall toxicity concerns and the lack of absorption, and coupled with a lack of acute toxicity concerns for castor oil, an analoge of glyceryl tris- 12-hydroxystearate, glyceryl tris-12-hydroxystearate can be reclassified as a List 4A inert ingredient. 

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