Edetate Calcium Disodium

Independent reference data for Edetate Calcium Disodium (CAS 470462-56-7), compiled from public chemistry databases.

Registry identifiers across databases

Computed descriptors

Physicochemical values on record

Documented uses on record

Used in chemical analysis and to make detergents; [CAMEO] Used therapeutically as a metal chelating agent; Also used as a food preservative, blood anticoagulant, and a chelating agent in personal care products and in the pulp and paper industry; [Merck Index, 3517] Used therapeutically to remove (chelate) metal ions in the body; [HSDB] Used in photography (color developing baths) and holography; [www.ci.tucson.az.us/arthazards/medium.html]Pulp and Paper Processing [Category: Industry]

Synonyms and trade names

EDTA; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; Edetic acid; 60-00-4; Edathamil; Sequestrol; Havidote; Titriplex; Cheelox; EDTA acid; Sequestrene aa; Versene acid; Trilon BS; Gluma cleanser; Sequestric acid; Warkeelate acid

Regulatory listings held on file

Regulatory & Food Contact	FDA Regulatory Status of Color Additives: Foods, Drugs FDA Substance added to food: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT FDA Cumulative Estimated Daily Intake (CEDI): FCS FDA Inventory of Food Contact Substances Listed in 21 CFR: FCS ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST; PRESERVATIVE; SEQUESTRANT; SYNERGIST: Food Additives EDTA, DISODIUM
GHS notification summary	0.4% (6 / 1452)

GHS hazard classification

GHS notification summary	0.4% (6 / 1452)
Reported hazard statements	H319, H332 (24.5%), H373 (23.5%), H302 (43.8%), H312 (26.9%), H315 (32.5%), H335 (31.8%), H412 (30.2%)

H319: Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]

P264+P265, P280, P305+P351+P338, and P337+P317 (click each P-code to see the statement)

What the public record says

Edetate Calcium Disodium · CAS 470462-56-7 · C10H16N2O8. UNII 9G34HU7RV0. Melting Point: 237; Melting Point: 245 °C; Solubility: 1000000.

Physical description and handling notes

Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.