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Lithium benzoate

CAS 553-54-8

Lithium benzoate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lithium benzoate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Lithium salt benzoic acid · Benzoic acid (lithium) · Benzoic acid, lithium salt (1:1) · C7H5LiO2 · Lithum benzoate anhydrous · UNII-R9Z042Z19E

Show all 8 names

lithiumbenzoate · Lithium benzoicum

What it does

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

Recorded functional uses: Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents) · Flocculating agent

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lithium benzoate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents), Flocculating agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents), Flocculating agent.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 3 active drug products and 3 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 3 active drug products and 3 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 Lithium benzoate 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 23 March 2010

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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

Source records

5

Named organisations

3

Specialty occupational products

Typical roles

Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents)Flocculating agent
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