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.
Zinc sulfate
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 231 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Cleaning products and household care, Arts and crafts/office supplies.
Research docs0Claims0Sources5FunctionAnti-caking agent • AstringentIdentifierDTXSID2040315
Concern score
45/100Moderate concern driven by .
Well researched
How we scored this
The concern value is driven by the published classifications and regulatory status below — not by a single signal.
Concern score 45/100 (moderate) · high confidence.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Zinc sulfate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
231
Brands
6
Landscape/yardCleaning products and household careArts and crafts/office suppliesLaboratory suppliesPesticidesFood and drug
Typical roles
Anti-caking agentAstringentBiocideCorrosion inhibitororal care
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.
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 231 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Cleaning products and household care, Arts and crafts/office supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Biocide, Astringent.
Effective: September 2018View source →
US
FDA
openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
Effective: 2026-05-24View source →