# Carbon black

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid7051216
Categories: cleaning, food, industrial
Functions: Colour, Colourant, Antistatic
Identifier: DTXSID7051216

> Carbon black: Used in food as a colour. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 80/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 80/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8253 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Furniture and furnishings.

## Regulatory status

- GLOBAL: NO ADI ALLOCATED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour.
- GLOBAL: DECISION POSTPONED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI DECISION POSTPONED. Functional class: colour.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8253 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment, Anti-static agent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/2071; JECFA evaluation lists ADI DECISION POSTPONED. Functional class: colour. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/754.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated october 31, 2016): https://living-future.org/declare-products/1600-wall-system-1-curtain-wall-and-system-2-curtain-wall/
- 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
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-02): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/2071
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:4XYU5U00C4

_Assessed by Greenveil._