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.
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
- pharma
2-Phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic acid
CAS 37971-36-1
Chelating agent · Corrosion inhibitor · pH regulating agent
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Vehicle.
Regulation
No restrictions found. 2-Phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:cleaning|pharma|food|industrial
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- occupational_presence
- substance_class:chemical
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, pH regulating agent, Corrosion inhibitor.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, pH regulating agent, Corrosion inhibitor.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for 2-Phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic acid. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
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.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of 2-Phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic acid in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
16
Brands
6
Food and drugLaboratory suppliesVehicleRaw materialsSpecialty occupational productsCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
Chelating agentCorrosion inhibitorpH regulating agent
