[1] The term "calcium ammonium nitrate" is applied to multiple different, but closely related formulations.

Unlike ammonium nitrate,[4] these calcium containing formulations are not classified as oxidizers by the United States Department of Transportation.

Its dissolution in water is endothermic, leading to its use in some instant cold packs.

[7] CAN and other fertilizers were banned in the Malakand Division and in Afghanistan following reports of its use by militants to make explosives.

[8] Due to these bans, "Potassium chlorate — the stuff that makes matches catch fire — has surpassed fertilizer as the explosive of choice for insurgents.