Ammonium bromide

Ammonium bromide in plain language

What it is

Also known as azanium bromide · Ammoniumbromide · Ammonii bromidum · Ammonium bromide ((NH4)Br) · Ammoniumbromid · Ammoniun Bromatum

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Amonium bromide · Bromure d'ammonium · H4BrN · Hydrobromic acid monoammoniate · NH4Br · Nervine · Spectrum XD 3899 · UNII-R0JB3224WS · ammonia bromide · ammonium bromide (100%) · ammonium bromide. accession number: 902601. · azanium;bromide · bromuro de amonio · Ammonium bromatum

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Ammonium bromide yet.

Recorded functional uses: Flame retardant

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Ammonium bromide 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.

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1695.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1695.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 205 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flame retardant.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 205 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flame retardant.Source →
• US·FDA·marketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 28 active drug products and 31 total products.

  • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 28 active drug products and 31 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 Ammonium bromide. 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.