Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
Activated charcoal
CAS 64365-11-3
Dye
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Activated charcoal appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|industrial
- cpdat_category:pharma|food|industrial
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.Source →
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 105 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Personal care, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Processing aids not otherwise specified.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 218 active drug products and 235 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 218 active drug products and 235 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as protein.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as protein.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Activated charcoal. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Activated charcoal in our catalog (fda_ndc).
Products
235
Typical roles
Dye
Found in these products
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- Black olive oestoWicked kitchen · CondimentsHigh
- smoky charcoal Miner ThreatI am nut ok · Plant Based Foods And BeveragesModerate
- Coconut Activated CharcoalCountry LifeMinor
- Charbon actifWeightWorld · Dietary SupplementsMinor
- Sel de laveCondiments
- Black soapCosmetic ProductsCritical
- Activated charcoal mud mask
- GrinderCondimentsModerate
- Hawaiian Black Sea SaltFood Club · UndefinedLow
- Hawaiian Grinder Black SaltWeis Quality · UndefinedLow
- Hawaiian Black SaltHyvee · CondimentsModerate
- Activated CharcoalSolaray · Dietary Supplements
- Cold pressed charcoal lemonadeBeveragesModerate
- Drinking vinegarBeveragesModerate
- black truffle Nerominded artisan not cheeseI am Nut OK · Dairy Free CheeseModerate
- Binder+Resciency · Dietary SupplementsMinor
- Black LavaHawaiian Island Salt Company · Condiments
- Charcoal lemonadeBeveragesModerate
- Black garlicNuts For CheeseModerate
- Wing CommanderModerate
- Black Beef SeasoningHard Core Carnivore
- Juice served here, 19 charcoal lemonade beverageJuice Served Here · BeveragesModerate
- Tropical limeade cold-pressed organic juiceBeveragesMinor
