Ferric sulfate

CAS 10028-22-5

Ferric sulfate is an iron source and processing aid used in some fortified foods and in water treatment.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Ferric sulfate by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted21 CFR 184.1307retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Produced by oxidising ferrous sulfate or dissolving iron oxide in sulfuric acid.

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CAS registry number
10028-22-5
InChIKey
RUTXIHLAWFEWGM-UHFFFAOYSA-H
PubChem
CID 24826

Every name it appears under

38 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 10028-22-5
  • 142906-29-4

As it appears in regulation

  • Ferric sulfate

Other names

  • 3HWS7HF5XD
  • 4YKQ1X5E5Y
  • CCRIS 7885
  • Coquimbite mineral
  • diferric;trisulfate
  • Diiron tris(sulphate)
  • Diiron trisulfate
  • Ferric persulfate
  • Ferric sesquisulfate
  • FERRIC SULFATE
  • Ferric sulfate (USP)
  • FERRIC SULFATE ANHYDROUS
  • Ferric sulphate hydrate
  • Ferric tersulfate
  • Ferric trisulfate pentahydrate
  • HSDB 6311
  • Iron persulfate
  • Iron sesquisulfate
  • Iron sulfate (2:3)
  • Iron sulfate (Fe2(SO4)3)
  • Iron sulfate (fe2(so4)3) hydrate
  • Iron tersulfate
  • Iron(3+) sulfate
  • Iron(3+) sulfate (2/3)
  • Iron(3+) sulfate, (2:3)
  • iron(3+);trisulfate
  • Iron(III) sulfate
  • Iron(III) sulfate (Fe2(SO4)3)
  • Iron(III) sulfate pentahydrate
  • iron(III) sulfate(VI)
  • iron(III)sulphate
  • Pix 115
  • STASIS
  • Sulfuric acid, iron(3+) salt (3:2)
  • Viscostat

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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