Food Safety Substance

Octyl gallateE311

Octyl gallate (E311) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.

CAS 1034-01-1 E311 Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 7 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Octyl gallate

CAS

1034-01-1

E-number

E311

DTXSID

DTXSID4040713

PubChem CID

61253

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (11)

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E311	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Octyl gallate	Removed from union list according to the Regulation (EU) 2018/1481

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database

EU Annex II Authorised Uses

Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Name	INS	Policy item	Note
European Union	-	Octyl gallate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3088	Removed from union list according to the Regulation (EU) 2018/1481

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	-	-	-	EU Food Additives Database

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Contact Materials

EU FCM Substances

EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.

Jurisdiction	FCM no.	Ref no.	Substance	Use	SML	Regulation
European Union	386	55280	gallic acid, octyl ester	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	OCTYL GALLATE	-	1034-01-1	NO ADI ALLOCATED	-	ANTIOXIDANT	1996

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.

CosmeticsCaprylyl GallateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningHazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia

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 Octyl gallate used for in food?

Octyl gallate appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant.

Is Octyl gallate / E311 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED . EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Octyl gallate?

Octyl gallate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED . Source: food_substances.

Is Octyl gallate also used in cosmetics?

Octyl gallate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Caprylyl Gallate, EU status permitted.