Food Safety Substance
Vinyl chloride
Vinyl chloride is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, no FDA GRAS row found in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 127 | 26050 | vinyl chloride | monomer/macromolecule | ND mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | VINYL CHLORIDE | - | 75-01-4 | no_data | - | CONTAMINANT | 1984 |
ATSDR MRL Data
ATSDR minimal-risk-level rows by route and duration.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical | Route | Duration | MRL | Critical effect | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | VINYL CHLORIDE | Inhalation | Acute | 0.5 ppm | Develop | Final | 2024 |
| United States | VINYL CHLORIDE | Inhalation | Intermediate | 0.02 ppm | Hepatic | Final | 2024 |
| United States | VINYL CHLORIDE | Oral | Chronic | 3 µg/kg/day | Hepatic | Final | 2024 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Vinyl chloride used for in food?
No specific food-use/function row was found for Vinyl chloride in the rendered food-additive tables.
Is Vinyl chloride safe?
No ADI, EU status, or FDA GRAS evidence row was found for Vinyl chloride in the rendered food-safety tables.
What is the ADI for Vinyl chloride?
No ADI row was found for Vinyl chloride in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.
Is Vinyl chloride also used in cosmetics?
Vinyl chloride has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Vinyl Chloride, EU status prohibited.