# CALCIUM CARBONATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_471_34_1
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Functions: colorant, Abrasive, Absorbent, Anti-adhesive/cohesive, Chelating agent, Dye, Filler, Opacifer, Oral Care Agent, Pigment, Viscosity modifier, oral care, pH regulating agent
Identifier: 471-34-1

> CALCIUM CARBONATE is used as colorant / abrasive. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 22 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Calcium carbonate is listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (colorants allowed in cosmetic products).

## Regulatory status

- EU: allowed_listed — Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 170)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4671 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Absorbent, Dye.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.38 %w/w
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: GUM, CHEWING; Maximum daily exposure: 3492 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: POWDER, DENTIFRICE; Potency: 0.5 mg/mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 4.02 %w/v
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: 349.9 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 20 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 4 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: FILM, SOLUBLE; Maximum daily exposure: 14 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 793 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 1650 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 64.8 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 8.4 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 229.7 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 300 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 4.02 %w/v
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 722 active drug products and 731 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._