Food Safety Substance

Chromium (VI) ion

Chromium (VI) ion is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, no FDA GRAS row found in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 18540-29-9 Indexable evidence set

FDA

No GRAS row found

ADI / TDI

ADI 0.003 mg/kg bw

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Chromium (VI) ion

CAS

18540-29-9

DTXSID

DTXSID7023982

PubChem CID

29131

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (6)

SOURCE ATSDR ATSDR MRL

ATSDR MRL Data

ATSDR minimal-risk-level rows by route and duration.

Jurisdiction	Chemical	Route	Duration	MRL	Critical effect	Status	Year
United States	CHROMIUM(VI)	Oral	Intermediate	0.005 mg/kg/day	Hemato	Final	2012
United States	CHROMIUM(VI)	Oral	Chronic	0.0009 mg/kg/day	Gastro	Final	2012
United States	CHROMIUM(VI), AEROSOL MISTS	Inhalation	Intermediate	0.000005 mg/m3	Resp	Final	2012
United States	CHROMIUM(VI), AEROSOL MISTS	Inhalation	Chronic	0.000005 mg/m3	Resp	Final	2012
United States	CHROMIUM(VI), PARTICULATES	Inhalation	Intermediate	0.0003 mg/m3	Resp	Final	2012

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsMENADIONEEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSDangerEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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 Chromium (VI) ion used for in food?

No specific food-use/function row was found for Chromium (VI) ion in the rendered food-additive tables.

Is Chromium (VI) ion safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0.003 mg/kg bw.

What is the ADI for Chromium (VI) ion?

Chromium (VI) ion has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0.003 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is Chromium (VI) ion also used in cosmetics?

Chromium (VI) ion has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: MENADIONE, EU status permitted.