Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- industrial
Calcium propionate
Propionic acid and its salts is listed in Annex V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (preservatives allowed in cosmetic products).
Concern score
25/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
How we scored this
This score describes the ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of any product it appears in. Ingredients we have no hazard signal for are labelled “Not assessed” rather than scored.
Concern score 25/100 (minor) · high confidence.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Calcium propionate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
5
Brands
6
Personal careIndustrial products
Typical roles
PreservativeAntioxidantBiocideDrier
Found in these products
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Calcium propionate. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Regulatory status
No restrictions found. Calcium propionate appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUECallowed_listedAnnex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 2% (acid)
- Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 2% (acid)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Drier, Other.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Drier, Other.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →