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Bismuth

CAS 7440-69-9

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

24267-48-9 · 25243-76-9

Bismuth chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Bismuth in plain language

What it is

Also known as Elemental bismuth · Bismuth-209 · 7440-69-9(powder) · 83Bi · Bi · Bismut

Show all 25 names

Bismuth - Bi @ 1000 microg/g in Hydrocarbon Oil · Bismuth Metallicum · Bismuth Standard: Bi @ 10 microg/mL in 2% HNO3 · Bismuth element · Bismuth powder · elongated Bismuth shot · Colitis · Wismut · bismuth % wt: 0.40-0.7 · bismuth (104-82-1) · bismuth atom · bismuth metal · bismuth(cas#7440-69-9) · bismuth. % wt:<0.40-0.7 · bismuth. %:<0.4-0.7. · bismuth. %:<200 ppm (wt). · bismuth. percentage (wt):<0.4-0.7 · bismuto · Bismuthum metallicum

What it does

Used in consumer products as a colourant.

  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

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

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 391 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity, Corrosion inhibitor, Pigment.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 391 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity, Corrosion inhibitor, Pigment.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 27 active drug products and 35 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 27 active drug products and 35 total products.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 Bismuth 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

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 1, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2029-06-13

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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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 Bismuth in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

391

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsLaboratory suppliesRaw materialsIndustrial productsBatteries

Typical roles

Colourant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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