# PIGMENT YELLOW 73

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_13515_40_7
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Dye, Pigment
Identifier: 13515-40-7

> PIGMENT YELLOW 73 is used as dye / pigment. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2-[(4-Chloro-2-nitrophenyl)azo)-N-(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxobutanamide (Pigment Yellow 73) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products 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 17 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._