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Metaphosphoric acid

CAS 37267-86-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Metaphosphoric acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as Meta phosphoric acid

What it does

Used in consumer products as a chelating agent and a pH adjuster.

  • Chelating agent
  • pH adjuster
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Metaphosphoric acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries — 2 administration routes
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.13 %w/vSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: NASource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, pH regulating agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, pH regulating agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Metaphosphoric acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Metaphosphoric acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

2

Named organisations

2

Laboratory supplies

Typical roles

Chelating agentpH adjuster
See products using Metaphosphoric acid →