Data-Source Provenance
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ALETHEIA's chemical-safety data is cited, not scraped. This page lists the issuing authorities the data cites. It answers “who our data comes from” — which is distinct from “who we engage with”; for the latter, see the engagement registry and agency directory.
193 agency references · 57 issuing organizations · 125 cited domains · 15 listing programs.
3,980 of 5,889 classification rows carry a source link; 1,909 carry none yet (corpus state 9c66e337924e).
Not listed ≠ safe. If a substance is not listed by an authority below, that means the authority has not assessed or has not restricted it — not that it is known to be safe. Absence of a listing is absence of assessment, not a clearance.
What ALETHEIA covers, and how its compounds came to be included, is set out on its About page.
How determinations reach us. Some determinations are surfaced through public-domain aggregators. For example, IARC carcinogen classifications are surfaced via the U.S. EPA CompTox Chemicals Dashboard's public-domain aggregation and cited to the underlying IARC monograph. Where a source is in the public domain (U.S. federal and state) we cite it as a provenance and trust feature; where reuse is conditioned on attribution (EU and other open-data bodies) we attribute the issuing authority.
United States — federal
Public-domain determinations from U.S. federal agencies.
- US EPA Public domainChemical hazard, tox, and exposure data — including EPA CompTox/DSSTox aggregations (which also surface other authorities' public determinations).
- US FDA Public domainFood, drug, and cosmetic safety determinations.
- US NTP / NIEHS Public domainReport on Carcinogens listings.
- US NIOSH Public domainRecommended exposure limits.
- US OSHA Public domainPermissible exposure limits.
- US DEA Public domainControlled-substance scheduling.
- US CPSC Public domainConsumer-product safety rules.
- US CDC / ATSDR Public domainToxicological profiles and NHANES biomonitoring.
- US DOT / PHMSA Public domainHazardous-materials transport.
- US federal (unspecified) Public domainCited safety determinations.
- US USDA Public domainPesticide Data Program residues.
- US NRC Public domainCited safety determinations.
- US USGS Public domainEnvironmental and geochemical data.
- US DHS Public domainCited safety determinations.
- US DOE Public domainCited safety determinations.
- US DoD Public domainCited safety determinations.
United States — California
State public-record determinations (including Proposition 65).
- California OEHHA (Prop 65) Public domainCalifornia Proposition 65 listings and cancer/reproductive-toxicity determinations.
- US state agencies (other) Public domainCited safety determinations.
- California CARB Public domainCited safety determinations.
- California DTSC Public domainCited safety determinations.
European Union & EU bodies
EU open-data determinations, attributed to the issuing body.
- European Commission Open data · attributedEU regulations and directives.
- EU ECHA Open data · attributedREACH registrations, CLP classifications, SVHC candidate list.
- EU Cosmetics Regulation / CosIng Open data · attributedEU Cosmetics Regulation annexes and the CosIng inventory.
- EU EFSA Open data · attributedOpenFoodTox food-safety assessments.
- EMA (European Medicines Agency) Open data · attributedCited safety determinations.
- EU SCCS Open data · attributedScientific opinions on cosmetic-ingredient safety.
- Council of Europe Open data · attributedCited safety determinations.
Other national authorities
National chemical-safety authorities we cite, attributed to each.
- Health Canada Open data · attributedDomestic Substances List and Chemicals Management Plan.
- Japan (METI / MHLW / NITE / MAFF) Open data · attributedChemical risk and GHS classifications.
- Australia (AICIS / APVMA / FSANZ) Open data · attributedIndustrial-chemical, pesticide, and food-standards determinations.
- UK Government / MHRA Open data · attributedChemical and medicines regulation.
- France (ANSES) Open data · attributedFood, environmental, and occupational health assessments.
- Germany (BfR / UBA / BfArM) Open data · attributedRisk assessments (BfR / UBA).
- China (MEE) Open data · attributedChemical inventory and controls.
- Denmark (MST / EPA) Open data · attributedEnvironmental and chemical determinations.
- Brazil ANVISA Open data · attributedCited safety determinations.
- India Open data · attributedCited safety determinations.
- Korea (NIER, K-REACH) Open data · attributedChemical registration (K-REACH).
- Russia Open data · attributedCited safety determinations.
United Nations & intergovernmental
Treaty bodies and international scientific authorities.
- WHO / IPCS Open data · attributedInternational health assessments and IPCS INCHEM monographs.
- UN treaty secretariats Open data · attributedMultilateral chemical treaty listings (POPs, PIC, mercury, ozone).
- UN GHS Open data · attributedGlobally Harmonized System of classification and labelling.
- UN / UNEP Open data · attributedInternational environmental programmes.
- Codex Alimentarius / JECFA (FAO-WHO) Open data · attributedFood-additive and contaminant evaluations.
- IMO Open data · attributedCited safety determinations.
- OECD Open data · attributedHarmonized test methods and assessments.
- IAEA Open data · attributedRadiological safety guidance.
- ILO Open data · attributedCited safety determinations.
Scientific & industry authorities we cite
Specialist scientific and standards authorities whose determinations we cite and attribute.
- IARC / WHOCarcinogen classifications — surfaced via EPA CompTox's public-domain aggregation and cited to the IARC monograph.
- IFRAFragrance-ingredient use standards.
- ASHRAE (Standard 34) / refrigerant safety standardsRefrigerant safety-group classifications.
- NGO / advocacy & professional bodies Open data · attributedAdditional cited scientific and professional references.
- ACGIHThreshold Limit Values (occupational).
- NSF International Open data · attributedProduct-standard certifications.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review)Cosmetic-ingredient safety reviews.
- ICRPRadiological protection guidance.
- ISOInternational standards.
Sources we are evaluating
Sources we cite for specific determinations but do not ingest in full:
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes · China IECSC (MEE) · DFG MAK (Germany) · ECHA RAC opinions / SVHC candidate list (deeper) · ECHA eChemPortal (OECD gateway) · EU CLP Annex VI full table · EU Pesticides Database · EU RAC / SCOEL OELs · GESTIS Substance Database (DGUV, Germany) · Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · IPCS INCHEM (WHO — CICADs/EHCs) · Korea KECI / K-REACH (NIER) · NLM HSDB / ChemIDplus (legacy TOXNET) · OECD QSAR Toolbox · Open Beauty Facts (ODbL) · Philippines PICCS · Switzerland FOEN · Taiwan TCSCA · Turkey KKDIK · US EPA ECOTOX · US EPA TRI / ChemView · US FDA GRAS / SCOGS