Benzo[a]pyrene

CAS: 50-32-8 | Type: combustion_product

Severe Risk (Adults)

Safety Summary

Hazard Profilehazardous

Risk (Adults)Severe

Risk (Children)Severe

Regulatory Status

SummaryIARC: Group 1 | California Prop 65 listed | REACH SVHC (Candidate List)

NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)

Molecular FormulaC20H12

Molecular Weight252.3

Food Safety Thresholds (Baby Food)

European Union — Baby Food Processed Cereal Based GeneralNo level set (binding maximum)

CA_Prop65 — SubstanceNo level set (disclosure mandate, not a level)

Governance status, not safety advice — see the full coverage-gap & legal-force matrix.

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

IARC Monographs Volume 100F: Benzo[a]pyrene — Chemical Agents and Related Occupations REGULATORY · 2012
US EPA IRIS: Benzo[a]pyrene — Toxicological Review (Final) REGULATORY · 2017
PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) | CASRN 50-32-8 | DTXSID2020139 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
Substances Listed in the Fifteenth Report on Carcinogens REGULATORY
Federal Contaminated Site Risk Assessment in Canada, Part II: Health Canada Toxicological Reference Values (TRVs) and Chemical-Specific Factors, Version 2.0 REGULATORY
ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) (secondary: unofficial by its own statement) REGULATORY
where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 2336) PUBCHEM
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID2020139 (Benzo[a]pyrene) REFERENCE

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