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Fluorine

CAS 7782-41-4 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

28077-97-6 · 719993-31-4

Fluorine chemical structure

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Fluorine in plain language

What it is

Also known as molecular fluorine · Diatomic fluorine · Dietary Fluorine · Difluorine · F · Fluor

Show all 21 names

Fluorine (soluble fluoride) · Fluorine anion · Fluorine-19 · Fluorures acide · Fluoruri acidi · RCRA waste number P056 · Saeure fluoride · Un 1045 · bifluoriden · fluorides as fluorine (sara iii) · fluorine (contained in ingredient 2) · fluorine (sara 302) (cercla) · fluorine (sara 302) (cercla). %:<200 ppm (wt). · fluorine (sara iii) · fluoro

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Fluorine yet.

Recorded functional uses: Flow promoter · Wetting agent (non-aqueous)

Is it a concern?
Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 46 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Fluorine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to Fluorine as undesirable substance in animal feed (EFSA CONTAM)
    • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to Fluorine as undesirable substance in animal feed (EFSA CONTAM)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 46 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Wetting agent (non-aqueous), Flow promoter.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 46 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Wetting agent (non-aqueous), Flow promoter.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to Fluorine as undesirable substance in animal feed (EFSA CONTAM)

      2004 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated jan 24 1989

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

46

Named organisations

3

Home maintenanceRaw materials

Typical roles

Flow promoterWetting agent (non-aqueous)
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Fluorine; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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