# HYDROGEN CYANIDE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_74_90_8
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Functions: raw material for industry
Identifier: 74-90-8

> HYDROGEN CYANIDE is used as raw material for industry. 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: Hydrogen cyanide 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 28 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Construction and building materials, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including raw material for industry.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 7 active drug products and 7 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._