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Lead tetraoxide

CAS 1314-41-6

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

1335-25-7 · 12684-34-3 · 940949-96-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lead tetraoxide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Lead tetroxide · Lead(ii,iv) oxide · Minium · Red lead · Triplumbic tetroxide · C.I. 77578

Show all 14 names

Entan · Heuconin 5 · Hongdon · Kremer 42500 · Pb3O4 · Red lead oxide (Pb3O4) · lead oxide · lead oxide red (pb3o4)/lead tetraoxide

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Lead tetraoxide yet.

Recorded functional uses: Hardener · Heat stabilizer

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lead tetraoxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 213 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Batteries, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Hardener, Heat stabilizer.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 213 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Batteries, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Hardener, Heat stabilizer.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Lead tetraoxide. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Lead tetraoxide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-07-18

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

en.wikipedia.org

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

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.

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

Source records

213

Named organisations

3

Home maintenanceBatteriesVehicleLaboratory suppliesRaw materialsIndustrial products

Typical roles

HardenerHeat stabilizer
See products using Lead tetraoxide →