Food Safety Substance

Eugenol

Eugenol is a food additive with Approved in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 97-53-0 Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

EFSA ADI = 1 mg/kg bw/day

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

Eugenol

CAS

97-53-0

DTXSID

DTXSID9020617

PubChem CID

3314

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	180	17160	eugenol	monomer/macromolecule	-	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	EUGENOL	1529	97-53-0	0-2.5 mg/kg bw (1982)	2.5	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2005
JECFA	ISOSAFROEUGENOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2003
JECFA	ISOEUGENOL	1260	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2003
JECFA	BENZYL ISOEUGENOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2003
JECFA	DIHYDROEUGENOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2000
JECFA	METHYL EUGENOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	1981
JECFA	6-METHOXY EUGENOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2000
JECFA	ETHYL ISOEUGENOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2003
JECFA	o-EUGENOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2008
JECFA	METHYL ISOEUGENOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2003

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.

CosmeticsEugenolEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSWarningNITE-CMC

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 Eugenol used for in food?

Eugenol appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant/Flavoring.

Is Eugenol safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 1 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: Approved. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Eugenol?

Eugenol has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 1 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA 2012.

Is Eugenol also used in cosmetics?

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