# Ziram

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_137_30_4
Categories: beauty, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Antimicrobial
Identifier: 137-30-4

> Ziram: Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 7 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.
- Rationale: Ziram is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1016.
- 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 57 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Home maintenance, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Chemical reaction regulator, Catalyst.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/30043
- EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes (updated 2010-10-15): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/reference/annexes/list/II
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated may 15, 2017): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bhv/bhvfb.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:73D8UA974J
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8722

_Assessed by Greenveil._