Food Safety Substance

Dehydroacetic acid

Dehydroacetic acid is a food additive with Restricted in the EU, Not approved food in the US, and data from 3 regulatory sources.

CAS 520-45-6 Indexable evidence set
FDA
Not approved food
ADI / TDI
ADI 0.6 mg/kg bw
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 3 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Dehydroacetic acid
CAS
520-45-6
DTXSID
DTXSID6020014
PubChem CID
122903
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (7)
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsDehydroacetic AcidEU status: restricted 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 Dehydroacetic acid used for in food?

Dehydroacetic acid appears in food-use rows as: Preservative.

Is Dehydroacetic acid safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0.6 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Restricted. US/FDA evidence: Not approved food.

What is the ADI for Dehydroacetic acid?

Dehydroacetic acid has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0.6 mg/kg bw. Source: JECFA.

Is Dehydroacetic acid also used in cosmetics?

Dehydroacetic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Dehydroacetic Acid, EU status restricted.