Cadmium

CAS: 7440-43-9 | Type: heavy_metal

Severe Risk (Adults)

Safety Summary

Hazard Profilehazardous

Risk (Adults)Severe

Risk (Children)Severe

Regulatory Status

SummaryIARC: Group 1 | California Prop 65 listed | REACH SVHC (Candidate List) | EPA IRIS: Group B1 Probable Human Carcinogen

NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)

Molecular FormulaCd

Molecular Weight112.41

Food Safety Thresholds (Baby Food)

United States (FDA) — Processed Baby Food GeneralNo level set (no governing limit)

European Union — Baby Food General40 ppb (binding maximum)

California (AB-899) — Processed Baby Food GeneralNo level set (disclosure mandate, not a level)

Governance status, not safety advice — see the full coverage-gap & legal-force matrix.

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

IARC Monographs Volume 100C: Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds REGULATORY · 2012
US EPA IRIS: Cadmium — Cancer Assessment (B1, probable human carcinogen by inhalation; IUR 1.8e-3 per µg/m³) REGULATORY · 1987
Consolidated TEXT: 32004L0037 — EN — 08.04.2024 REGULATORY
CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Cadmium dust (as Cd) REGULATORY
§ 1910.1027 Cadmium. REGULATORY
§ 1926.1127 Cadmium. REGULATORY
IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
Federal Contaminated Site Risk Assessment in Canada, Part II: Health Canada Toxicological Reference Values (TRVs) and Chemical-Specific Factors, Version 2.0 REGULATORY
identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 23973) PUBCHEM
OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 23973; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026

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