Food Safety Substance

Cobalt chloride

Cobalt chloride is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 3 regulatory sources.

CAS 7646-79-9 Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
No ADI/TDI row found
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 3 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Cobalt chloride
CAS
7646-79-9
DTXSID
DTXSID9040180
PubChem CID
3032536
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (6)
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

CosmeticsCobalt ChlorideEU status: prohibited Industrial / GHSDangerHazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia
SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is Cobalt chloride used for in food?

No specific food-use/function row was found for Cobalt chloride in the rendered food-additive tables.

Is Cobalt chloride safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Cobalt chloride?

No ADI row was found for Cobalt chloride in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is Cobalt chloride also used in cosmetics?

Cobalt chloride has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Cobalt Chloride, EU status prohibited.