Cobalt dinitrate

Cobalt dinitrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cobaltous nitrate · Cobalt nitrate · Cobalt(II) nitrate · Cobalt nitrate (CO(NO3)2) · Cobalt(2+) dinitrate · Nitric acid, COBALT(2+) salt

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Cobalt (ii) nitrate · Cobalt bis(nitrate) · Cobalt(2+) nitrate · Cobaltdinitrat · cobalt salt Nitric acid · UNII-65W79BFD5V · cobalt nitrate salt · cobalt(2+);dinitrate · lambda2-cobalt(2+) ion dinitrate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Cobalt dinitrate yet.

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

• Cmr

Cobalt dinitrate is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

• In marketed US drugs
• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B(),Reprotoxic Cat. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 2()

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1417.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1417.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Food and drug, Laboratory supplies.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Food and drug, Laboratory supplies.Source →
• US·FDA·marketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.

  • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →
• US·FDA·listed in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

  • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cobalt dinitrate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

• SCCS

  EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

  No SCCS opinion on file.

• CIR

  Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

  No CIR safety assessment on file.

• JECFA

  Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

  No JECFA evaluation on file.

• EFSA

  European Food Safety Authority

  No EFSA opinion on file.