Food Safety Substance

Methyl methacrylate

Methyl methacrylate 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 80-62-6 Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
JECFA 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
Methyl methacrylate
CAS
80-62-6
DTXSID
DTXSID2020844
PubChem CID
6658
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.

JurisdictionFCM no.Ref no.SubstanceUseSMLRegulation
European Union15621130methacrylic acid, methyl estermonomer/macromolecule-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union66495000trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymeradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union85540560(butadiene, styrene, methyl methacrylate) copolymer cross-linked with 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylateadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union85640563(butadiene, styrene, methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate) copolymer cross-linked with divinylbenzene or 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylateadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union85766765(methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, styrene, glycidyl methacrylate) copolymeradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union859-(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer crosslinked with divinylbenzene, in nanoformadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union86540619(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate) copolymeradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union86640620(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymer, cross-linked with allyl methacrylateadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union86740815(butyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymeradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union86853245(ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymeradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union86966763(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymeradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union998-(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer not cross-linked, in nanoformadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union1016-(methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and butadiene) copolymer in nanoformadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union1043-(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer crosslinked with 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate, in nanoformadditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union--1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,4-butanediol, cyclized, polymers with glycidyl methacrylate, hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, methyl methacrylate and styrene--Regulation (EC) No 450/2009, Register v1.1
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFAMETHYL 2-METHYL-2-PROPENOATE183480-62-6No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent-FLAVOURING_AGENT, Flavouring Agent2008
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsMETHYL METHACRYLATEEU status: permitted 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 Methyl methacrylate used for in food?

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

Is Methyl methacrylate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: JECFA 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 Methyl methacrylate?

Methyl methacrylate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: JECFA ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Source: JECFA 2008.

Is Methyl methacrylate also used in cosmetics?

Methyl methacrylate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: METHYL METHACRYLATE, EU status permitted.