# Chromium

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7440_47_3
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Degradant/impurity, Dye, Pigment, alloy, alloy component, aluminum component, component of aluminum gasketing options., component of aluminum threshold options., composition ingredient, stainless steel component, structure, tile body
Identifier: 7440-47-3

> Chromium is used as degradant/impurity / dye. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Chromium; chromic acid and its salts 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 5446 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, tile body, component of aluminum threshold options..
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 29 active drug products and 38 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._