# CALCIUM SORBATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_110_44_1
Categories: beauty
Functions: preservative, Antioxidant, Preservative
Identifier: 110-44-1

> CALCIUM SORBATE is used as preservative / antioxidant. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Hexa-2,4-dienoic acid and its salts is listed in Annex V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (preservatives allowed in cosmetic products).

## Regulatory status

- EU: allowed_listed — Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 0.6% (acid)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Antioxidant.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._