# Mercury

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7439_97_6
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Degradant/impurity, Surface modifier, tile body, tile body & glaze
Identifier: 7439-97-6

> Mercury is used as degradant/impurity / surface modifier. 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: Mercury and its compounds, except those special cases included in Annex V 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 1166 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Industrial products, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including tile body, Surface modifier, Degradant/impurity.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._