Food Safety Substance

2-Octanone

2-Octanone 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 111-13-7 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

2-Octanone

CAS

111-13-7

DTXSID

DTXSID4021927

PubChem CID

8093

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	3-METHYLENE-2-OCTANONE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2002
JECFA	2-OCTANONE	288	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1998
JECFA	3-HYDROXY-2-OCTANONE	2035	37160-77-3	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2010
JECFA	3-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-2-OCTANONE	1839	59191-78-5	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT, Flavouring Agent	2008

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.

CosmeticsHexyl Methyl KetoneEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningNITE-CMC

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 2-Octanone used for in food?

2-Octanone appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT.

Is 2-Octanone 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 2-Octanone?

2-Octanone 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 2-Octanone also used in cosmetics?

2-Octanone has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Hexyl Methyl Ketone, EU status permitted.