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D&C red no. 7

CAS 1325-10-6 · 80/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 26 other CAS numbers

11145-41-8 · 12238-33-4 · 12238-35-6 · 12238-36-7 · 12238-46-9 · 12238-47-0 · 37340-13-9 · 39340-05-1 · 53028-84-5 · 53612-29-6 · 57176-64-4 · 57917-29-0 · 60748-28-9 · 69458-81-7 · 106008-82-6 · 116357-55-2 · 116711-94-5 · 128282-14-4 · 149003-64-5 · 217821-04-0 · 1255344-55-8 · 1818339-54-6 · 1878210-16-2 · 2197953-57-2 · 5281-04-9 · 29092-56-6

Concern score

80/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

D&C red no. 7 in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “CI 15850”.

Also known as CI 15850 · Pigment red 57 · Pigment red 57:1 · D&C red no. 7--CALCIUM lake · Lithol rubine bk · Pigment rubine

Show all 23 names

Brilliant carmine 6B · C.I. Pigment Red 57, calcium salt (1:1) · Litholrubine BK · AKA202 · Red 7 · C.I. 15850:1 · CI 15850:1 · D&C red 7 calcium lake · Dc red no. 7 · Dc red no. 7-CALCIUM lake · Dye dc red no. 7 calcium lake · Litholrubine · Lithol Rubine BCA · lithol rubine · organic pigment · red pigment · red pigment. % (wt): 0.2-0.4%

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a colourant and a hair dye. Pigment Red 57:1 is classed chemically as a monoazo colour.

  • Colorant
  • Hair dyeing
  • Colour
  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What the listings say

Permitted, with conditions — D&C red no. 7 appears on published "allowed" regulatory lists rather than on a restriction list.

Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-2-naphthoate and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments is listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (colorants allowed in cosmetic products).

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. D&C red no. 7 appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EU Annex IV — permitted colorant
  • EU permitted colorant
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database7 entries — 2 administration routes
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.4 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 0.01 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 0.5 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: NASource →
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Pigment Red 57:1 is classed chemically as a monoazo colour. It conforms to the formula: Restriction: III/296 (Pigment Red 57) IV/27 (CI 15850)Source →
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex IV / ref 27.Source →
  • EUECallowed_listedAnnex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 180)
    • Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 180)Source →
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of Litholrubine BK (E 180) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)
    • Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of Litholrubine BK (E 180) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)Source →
  • GLOBALJECFANO ADI ALLOCATEDJECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour.
    • JECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour.Source →
  • GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 104 composition records across product categories including Electronics/small appliances, Specialty occupational products, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 104 composition records across product categories including Electronics/small appliances, Specialty occupational products, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment.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.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of Litholrubine BK (E 180) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)

      2010 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    • JECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour.

      Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

    • JECFA evaluation record.

      Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for D&C red no. 7 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

9 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2020-08-14

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  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2013

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • WHO JECFA Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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 D&C red no. 7 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

104

Named organisations

6

Electronics/small appliancesSpecialty occupational productsRaw materialsPersonal careConstruction

Typical roles

ColorantHair dyeingColourColourant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include D&C red no. 7; 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 D&C red no. 7 in the catalog.