Food Safety Substance

Ethyl salicylate

Ethyl salicylate 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 118-61-6 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 salicylate

CAS

118-61-6

DTXSID

DTXSID1021958

PubChem CID

8365

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (9)

SOURCE WHO/JECFA

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	METHYL SALICYLATE METHYL ETHER	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	DIMETHYL SALICYLATE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	2-PHENYLETHYL SALICYLATE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	PHENETHYL SALICYLATE	905	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2001
JECFA	ETHYL SALICYLATE	900	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2001
JECFA	METHYL SALICYLATE	899	119-36-8	0-0.5 mg/kg bw (1967)	0.5	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2001

SOURCE Ingredient record GHS classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison Ingredient record | GHS classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsEthyl SalicylateEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean 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 salicylate used for in food?

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

Is Ethyl salicylate 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 salicylate?

Ethyl salicylate 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 salicylate also used in cosmetics?

Ethyl salicylate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Salicylate, EU status restricted.