Food Safety Substance

3-Hexanone

3-Hexanone 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 589-38-8 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent mg/kg bw

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

3-Hexanone

CAS

589-38-8

DTXSID

DTXSID2021608

PubChem CID

11509

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	1-PHENYL-2-ETHYL-3-HEXANONE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	3-HEXANONE	281	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1998
JECFA	3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-2-HEXANONE and 2-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-3-HEXANONE (MIXTURE)	2034	63038-04-8; 246511-74-0	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2010
JECFA	MIXTURE of 3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-2-HEXANONE and 2-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-3-HEXANONE	2034	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2010

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.

CosmeticsEthyl Propyl Ketone (3-Hexanone)EU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundEuropean 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 3-Hexanone used for in food?

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

Is 3-Hexanone 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 mg/kg bw. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for 3-Hexanone?

3-Hexanone 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 mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.

Is 3-Hexanone also used in cosmetics?

3-Hexanone has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Propyl Ketone (3-Hexanone), EU status permitted.