FR63(77):19799-19802.

Author: United States Food and Drug Administration.

Source: Federal Register

Year: 1988

Comment:

In this document, the FDA ruled that mercury and its compounds are NOT "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) and eliminated mercury from products sold "over the counter" (OTC).

Abstract / Excerpt:

“In the ANPRM for mercury-containing drug products for OTC topical antimicrobial use (47 FR 436, January 5, 1982), the Advisory Review Panel on OTC Miscellaneous External Drug Products placed all mercury compounds in Category II for topical antimicrobial use. This included the following ingredients: Ammoniated mercury; calomel (mercurous chloride); merbromin (mercurochrome); mercuric chloride (bichloride of mercury, mercury chloride); mercufenol chloride (ortho-chloromercuriphenol, ortho-hydroxyphenylmercuric chloride); mercuric salicylate; mercuric sulfide (red mercuric sulfide); mercuric oxide, yellow; mercury; mercury chloride; mercury oleate; nitromersol; para-chloromercuriphenol; phenylmercuric nitrate; thimerosal; vitromersol; and zyloxin.”

Citation:

United States Food and Drug Administration. FR63(77):19799-19802. Federal Register. April 22, 1988.