Final Report On the Safety Assessment of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)

What was studied

Report explicitly assesses PVP homopolymer, CAS 9003-39-8, not a vinyl acetate copolymer. Historical cosmetic safety assessment with route-specific systemic findings and some read-across from povidone-iodine. It does not attribute antiseptic effects of iodine complexes to PVP.

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