Food Safety Substance

Ethyl octanoate

Ethyl octanoate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 106-32-1 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Ethyl octanoate

CAS

106-32-1

DTXSID

DTXSID8051542

PubChem CID

7799

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (7)

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	ETHYL OCTANOATE	33	106-32-1	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1996
JECFA	PHENETHYL OCTANOATE	996	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2002
JECFA	METHYL OCTANOATE	173	111-11-5	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1997
JECFA	2-(4-METHYL-5-THIAZOLYL)ETHYL OCTANOATE	1756	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007

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.

CosmeticsEthyl OctanoateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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 Ethyl octanoate used for in food?

Ethyl octanoate appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT.

Is Ethyl octanoate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Ethyl octanoate?

Ethyl octanoate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent . Source: food_substances.

Is Ethyl octanoate also used in cosmetics?

Ethyl octanoate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Octanoate, EU status permitted.