# Sodium monofluorophosphate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid40872566
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Antiplaque, Oral care
Identifier: DTXSID40872566

> Sodium monofluorophosphate: Used in cosmetics as an antiplaque and an oral-care ingredient. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 4 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.
- Rationale: Sodium monofluorophosphate is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Restriction: III/27
- EU: Active — Cosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 27.
- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: Oral products Maximum concentration: 0.15% calculated as F. When mixed with other fluorine compounds permitted under this Annex, total F concentration must not exceed 0.15% Conditions of use and warnings: Contains sodium monofluorophosphate For any toothpaste with compounds containing fluorine in a concentration of 0.1 to 0.15% calculated as F unless it is already labelled as contra-indicated for children (e.g. "for adult use only") the following labelling is obligatory: "Children of 6 years and younger: use a pea-sized amount for supervised brushing to minimise swallowing. In case of intake of…
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/37971
- EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes (updated 2013-05-14): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/reference/annexes/list/III
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2020-08-31): https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs?utf8=%E2%9C%93&approved=0&approved=1&nutraceutical=0&illicit=0&investigational=0&withdrawn=0&experimental=0&us=0&ca=0&eu=0&commit=Apply+Filter
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566

_Assessed by Greenveil._