Food use
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.
- cleaning
- industrial
Tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
CAS 5964-35-2
Also registered as 1 other CAS number
7379-27-3
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate in plain language
Also known as Edetate tetrapotassium · Tetrapotassium EDTA · Acetic acid, (ethylenedinitrilo)tetra-, tetrapotassium salt · Caswell No. 438B · EDTA tetrapotassium salt · Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid potassium salt
Show all 14 names
Potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate · Potassium EDTA · ethylenediaminetetraacetate de tetrapotassium · etilendiaminotetraacetato de tetrapotasio · tetrapotasium ethylenediaminetetraacetate · tetrapotassium ethylenediamine tetra acetate (edta) · tetrapotassium ethylenediamine tetraacetate (edta) · tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Used in consumer products as a preservative, a chelating agent and a stabiliser.
- Preservative
- Chelating agent
- Stabiliser
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Cleaning
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 45 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, Stabilizing agent, Preservative.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 45 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, Stabilizing agent, Preservative.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 Tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
45
Named organisations
4
Specialty occupational productsCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
PreservativeChelating agentStabiliser
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Tetrapotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
