# Gold

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7440_57_5
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: colorant, Biocide, Dye, Plating agent, Softener and conditioner, gold is deposited on the surface of the alloy for corrosion protection
Identifier: 7440-57-5

> Gold is used as colorant / biocide. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 8 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Gold 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 (E175)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 160 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Biocide, Softener and conditioner.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 205 active drug products and 223 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._