Helium

CAS 7440-59-7

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

71086-78-7 · 494798-31-1 · 1312815-28-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Helium in plain language

What it is: Also known as HELIUM-4 · Atomic helium · E-939 · E939 · Compressed helium · Helium, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic) liquid
Show all 18 names
He · Helium (USP) · Ins NO.939 · INS-939 · Un 1046 · Un 1963 · helium (formula he mw:4.003) · helium (he) · helium (simple asphyxiant) · helium gas · o-Helium · p-Helium
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Helium yet.
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

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

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 176 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 176 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 24 active drug products and 27 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 24 active drug products and 27 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

No expert opinion on file for Helium. 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 Helium 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 jan 24 1989
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2028-12-28
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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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

apps.who.int

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

Source records

176

Named organisations

Laboratory suppliesRaw materialsBatteriesCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household careIndustrial products

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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