# PENTASODIUM PENTETATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_140_01_2
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Chelating agent, Cleaning agent, Thickening agent
Identifier: 140-01-2

> PENTASODIUM PENTETATE is used as chelating agent / cleaning agent. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 8 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Pentasodium (carboxylatomethyl)iminobis(ethylenenitrilo)tetraacetate; Pentasodium Pentetate (INCI) 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 1495 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, Thickening agent, Cleaning agent.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 5 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOAP; Potency: NA
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._