Food Safety Substance

Propanal

Propanal is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 123-38-6 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 | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Propanal

CAS

123-38-6

DTXSID

DTXSID2021658

PubChem CID

527

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (11)

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	296	23860	propionaldehyde	monomer/macromolecule	-	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	p-CUMINYLPROPANAL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2000
JECFA	2-METHYL-3-(2,3 OR 4-METHYLPHENYL)PROPANAL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2004
JECFA	FURFURYLIDENE-2-PROPANAL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2018
JECFA	2-METHYL-2-(METHYLDITHIO)PROPANAL	580	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	3-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-2- METHYLPROPANAL	2212	1205-17-0	EVALUATION IS NOT COMPLETED	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2016
JECFA	2-PHENYLPROPANAL PROPYLENEGLYCOL ACETAL	2215	67634-23-5	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2016

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.

CosmeticsPropionaldehydeEU status: prohibited Industrial / GHSDangerHazardous 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 Propanal used for in food?

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

Is Propanal 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 Propanal?

Propanal 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 Propanal also used in cosmetics?

Propanal has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Propionaldehyde, EU status prohibited.