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
- cleaning
- industrial
Sodium formate
CAS 1015855-65-8
Chelating agent · Enzymes and Enzyme Stabilizers · Preservative
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 112 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Cleaning products and household care.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Sodium formate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|industrial
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- occupational_presence
- substance_class:chemical
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 112 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Stabilizing agent, Preservative, pH regulating agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 112 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Stabilizing agent, Preservative, pH regulating agent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Sodium formate. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
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.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Sodium formate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
112
Brands
6
Laboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsCleaning products and household carePersonal care
Typical roles
Chelating agentEnzymes and Enzyme StabilizersPreservativeStabilizing agentpH regulating agent
