Food Safety Substance

Coumarin

Coumarin 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 91-64-5 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

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

Coumarin

CAS

91-64-5

DTXSID

DTXSID7020348

PubChem CID

323

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.

Jurisdiction	FCM no.	Ref no.	Substance	Use	SML	Regulation
European Union	465	68040	7-[2H-naphtho-(1,2-D)triazol-2-yl]-3-phenylcoumarin	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

SOURCE WHO/JECFA

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	HYDROCOUMARIN	-	-	no_data	-	-	2003
JECFA	6-METHYL-cis-o-COUMARINIC LACTONE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2003
JECFA	6-METHYLCOUMARIN	1172	92-48-8	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2003
JECFA	DIHYDROCOUMARIN	1171	119-84-6	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2003
JECFA	OCTAHYDROCOUMARIN	1166	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2023

SOURCE Ingredient record GHS classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison Ingredient record | GHS classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsCoumarinEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean 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 Coumarin used for in food?

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

Is Coumarin 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 . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Coumarin?

Coumarin 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 . Source: food substances.

Is Coumarin also used in cosmetics?

Coumarin has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Coumarin, EU status restricted.