# Copper

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7440_50_8
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: colorant, Conductive agent, Degradant/impurity, Dye, Pigment, Solvent, alloy component, aluminum component, aluminum components, component of aluminum threshold options., component of bronze gasketing options, component of bronze threshold options., metal flashing
Identifier: 7440-50-8

> Copper is used as colorant / conductive 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: Copper (nano) [INCI] Colloidal Copper (nano) [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.
- EU: allowed_listed — Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5961 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food contact items, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment, Dye, Solvent.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 186 active drug products and 214 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._