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Phosphate

CAS 14265-44-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

264888-19-9

Phosphate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Phosphate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Phosphate ion · O-phosphate · PHOSPHATE(3-) · Serum phosphate · Liquidguard · Organic phosphate

Show all 21 names

Orthophosphate (PO43-) · Orthophosphate(3-) · as P Orthophosphate · PO43? · Phosphate (PO43-) · Phosphate anion(3-) · Phosphate ion (PO43-) · Phosphate ion(3-) · Phosphate ions · Inorganic Phosphate · Phosphates · Inorganic Phosphates · inorganic phosphate (Pi) · orthophosphate · phosphate (PO4)

What it does

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

Recorded functional uses: Active substance · Binder · Defoamer

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

Regulation

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

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 57 composition records across product categories including Other indirect contact consumer goods, Cleaning and safety, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, active substance, washing enhancer.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 57 composition records across product categories including Other indirect contact consumer goods, Cleaning and safety, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, active substance, washing enhancer.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 Phosphate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • 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.

Evidence & sources

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

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated december 1, 2016

    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 →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

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

Source records

57

Named organisations

6

Other indirect contact consumer goodsCleaning and safetyBatteriesRaw materialsCleaning products and household carePersonal care

Typical roles

Active substanceBinderDefoamerFlame retardantSoil amendmentsWashing enhancer
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Phosphate in the catalog.