# Ammonium bromide

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_12124_97_9
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Flame retardant
Identifier: 12124-97-9

> Ammonium bromide is used as flame retardant. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Ammonium bromide is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 28 active drug products and 31 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._