# COBALTOUS CHLORIDE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7646_79_9
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: No specific technical function
Identifier: 7646-79-9

> COBALTOUS CHLORIDE is used as no specific technical function. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Cobalt dichloride 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. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B(C=>0.01%)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 131 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Laboratory supplies, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 8 active drug products and 8 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._