Food Safety Substance
Glutaraldehyde
Glutaraldehyde 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.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
ATSDR MRL Data
ATSDR minimal-risk-level rows by route and duration.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical | Route | Duration | MRL | Critical effect | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | GLUTARALDEHYDE | Inhalation | Acute | 0.001 ppm | Resp | Final | 2017 |
| United States | GLUTARALDEHYDE | Inhalation | Intermediate | 0.00003 ppm | Resp | Final | 2017 |
| United States | GLUTARALDEHYDE | Oral | Chronic | 0.1 mg/kg/day | Gastro | Final | 2017 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Glutaraldehyde used for in food?
Glutaraldehyde appears in food-use rows as: OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT.
Is Glutaraldehyde safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.
What is the ADI for Glutaraldehyde?
No ADI row was found for Glutaraldehyde in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.
Is Glutaraldehyde also used in cosmetics?
Glutaraldehyde has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Glutaral, EU status restricted.