# Ferrocyanide

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid0065436
Categories: beauty, food, industrial
Identifier: DTXSID0065436

> Ferrocyanide. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 39 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. Compiled from 6 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 39 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Evaluated — EFSA OpenFoodTox substance characterisation is available. Molecular formula: C6FeN6-4.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 39 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): EFSA OpenFoodTox substance characterisation is available. Molecular formula: C6FeN6-4. — 2023 — https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated September 2013): https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/675358/Cover_Girl_Brow_%26_Eye_Makers_Brow_Shaper_and_Eyeliner%2C_Honey_Brown_515_%282016_formulation%29/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:FLX0VIC39Y
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/25959

_Assessed by Greenveil._