beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Chloride

CAS 16887-00-6 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 8 other CAS numbers

54071-91-9 · 62770-30-3 · 131500-00-0 · 139512-37-1 · 147258-25-1 · 155522-09-1 · 435346-28-4 · 405267-46-1

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Chloride in plain language

What it is

Also known as Chloride ion · Chloride anion · Perchloride · Chloride (Cl-) · Chloride - Cl(-) @1000microg/mL · Chloride ion (1-)

Show all 17 names

Chloride ions · Chloride(1-) · Chlorides · Chlorine anion · Chlorine ion · Chlorine ion(1-) · Chlorine(1-) · Chlorine- · Cl · Hydrochloric acid, ion(1-) · Chloride Ion Level

What it does

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

Recorded functional uses: No specific technical function

Is it a concern?

Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Batteries.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

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

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUEFSAEFSA opinionOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic products, nutrition and allergies on a request from the Commission related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Chloride (EFSA NDA)
- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic products, nutrition and allergies on a request from the Commission related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Chloride (EFSA NDA)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 3 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 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 →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic products, nutrition and allergies on a request from the Commission related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Chloride (EFSA NDA)
  2005 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated November 2016
Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
Open →
FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-11-18
Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Chloride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsLaboratory suppliesBatteriesPersonal care

Typical roles

No specific technical function

See products using Chloride →

Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Chloride in the catalog.