Food Safety Substance

Salicylic acid

Salicylic acid 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 69-72-7 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED

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

Salicylic acid

CAS

69-72-7

DTXSID

DTXSID7026368

PubChem CID

338

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (9)

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	160	84800	salicylic acid, 4-tert-butylphenyl ester	additive/PPA	12 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	284	84880	salicylic acid, methyl ester	additive/PPA	30 mg/kg	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-SALICYLIC ACID	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001
JECFA	SALICYLIC ACID	-	69-72-7	NO ADI ALLOCATED	-	PRESERVATIVE	1961
JECFA	SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ETHER	-	-	no_data	-	-	2001

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.

CosmeticsSalicylic AcidEU status: restricted 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 Salicylic acid used for in food?

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

Is Salicylic acid safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Salicylic acid?

Salicylic acid has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED . Source: food_substances.

Is Salicylic acid also used in cosmetics?

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