CETYL PYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE USP

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Specification (TDS excerpt)

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Test / property	Value
MOLECULAR FORMULA	C21 H38 NCL • H2O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT	358.00
DESCRIPTION	WHITE TO ALMOST WHITE POWDER
IDENTIFICATION A	TO PASS TEST
IDENTIFICATION B	TO PASS TEST
IDENTIFICATION C	TO PASS TEST
ACIDITY	NOT MORE THAN 2.5 ML
WATER	4.5 - 5.5%
RESIDUE ON IGNITION (ANHYDROUS BASIS)	NOT MORE THAN 0.2%
ORGANIC IMPURITIES	NOT MORE THAN 1.0 (TOTAL IMPURITIES) MYRISTYLPYRIDINIUM (NOT MORE THAN 0.45%) CETYLPYRIDINIUM ( NILL ) STEARYLPYRIDINIUM (NOT MORE THAN 0.5%) Disregard any impurity peak less than 0.1%
ASSAY (On Anhydrous basis)	NOT LESS THAN 98.0% AND NOT MORE THAN 102.0%
SOLUBILITY	VERY SOLUBLE IN WATER, IN ALCOHOL, AND IN CHLOROFORM SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN BENZENE AND IN ETHER
PACKING & STORAGE	PRESERVE IN WELL CLOSED CONTAINERS
USP - NF PUBLICATION	USP - NF 2026, ISSUE 1

Allergen	In product	In facility / other
PEANUTS and peanut products	No	No
TREE NUTS	No	No
SESAME, SUNFLOWER, POPPY, COTTONSEEDS (except refined oils)	No	No
MILK AND DERIVATIVES eg whey, milk, caseninate, etc.	No	No
EGGS	No	No
Fish and fish products	No	No
SHELLFISH	No	No
SOY (except refined soy oil)	No	No
AUTOLYZED YEAST	No	No
CEREAL PROTEINS (include HVP)	No	No
FD&C YELLOW 5	No	No
SULFITES	No	No
CELERY	No	No
SEEDS	No	No

VEGANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, dairy products or honey)
LACTO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, but do eat dairy products)
OVO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, dairy products, but do eat eggs)
LACTO-OVO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish-seafood, but do eat eggs and dairy products)